Dear steemian, this time I'm going to tell the story of the god of apollo, the great god of music, this apollo god is famous for his singles and his one-sided love, but he is a handsome god, lets start reading!
Phoebus Apollo, or commonly called Apollo, he has many nicknames: Akesios (healer), Delios (he was born in Delos), Lykios, Musagetes (leader of muse), Paean (god of healers), Phoebos (shining, he is also known as god that shines).
Apollo is the son of Zeus and his mother a titan named Leto (Latona). Apollo, his twin brother Artemis, the goddess of hunting, he also possessed almost the same ability as Apollo, are equally good at archery, and they are also dubbed as gods / goddesses of healing, medication, forest protection,
Apollo is also famous for his prowess in playing music.
he always entertained the Olympian gods with his lyre games.
Apollo is best known for playing the lira, the lira he got from Hermes. Hermes made the lira from the turtle's shell, the rope made of sheep's wool.
Neither man nor god is capable of playing lira as great as Apollo.
Several times humans and other creatures challenged Apollo in a music contest, and they were punished for the slack. Apollo sometimes punishes those who dare to compete against him. A satire named Marsias, who plays the flute made by the goddess Athena, once challenged Apollo. Marsias lost and as a result she was skinned alive by Apollo.
Apollo also once competed against the god Pan in a music contest. Three juries are in charge of determining the winner. The two judges chose Apollo, while King Midas perceived that Pan's pipe pipe produced more beautiful music. Apollo was angry at Midas's words. Apollo punished the king by turning his ears into donkey's ears. Midas had to cover his ears with a hat so as not to be famous ashamed.
Apollo is the god of divination and oracle. The Oracles in Delphi were his foremost predictions, though they were originally owned by Gaia, then by Themis and Foibe, before the oracles were finally handed over to Apollo. Delphi was only a small settlement in the Mykenai Baru period in the 8th century BC that area was built and became the center of the Apollo worship.
Apollo's most famous love story is a failed relationship. Apollo scoffs at Eros (Cupid) and says that he is more powerful in archery. Angry at this ridicule, Eros uses one golden arrow and makes Apollo fall in love with a nymph named Dafne, daughter of the river god Peneios. Eros then shot Dafne with his arrow too, but Dafne was given a tin arrow, which made him unable to love anyone else. Apollo tried to chase after Dafne but the nymph was constantly running away. In order to escape, Dafne prayed to his father, or perhaps to Gaia the goddess of the earth, so that his form was changed. His prayer was granted and he was transformed into a tree of greetings. Apollo grieves that his idol girl has turned into a tree To remember Dafne, Apollo broke a branch of the laurel tree and put it on his head. Apollo also makes the greeting tree as the sacred tree. Not only that, Every nine years, at Thebes held a festival to commemorate this incident. In the mat, there is a process whereby a boy walks with a priest and one of his closest relatives, carrying an olive rod. The boy brought the laurel blossoms and bronze bole.
Another girl that Apollo failed to achieve was Marpessa. A man named Idas was about to marry Marpessa, but Apollo kidnapped the girl. Idas did not flinch at Apollo and tried to pursue the god to regain his partner. Zeus prevents the two rivals from clashing, and asks the girl to choose one between them. Marpess chose Idas.
In Troy, Apollo gave Kassandra, the daughter of Priamos and Hekabe, the fortune telling, so the girl would make love to her. Unfortunately Kassandra rejected Apollo. This rejection made Apollo angry so Kassandra was cursed that his prediction would never be trusted by anyone else.
Apollo is not only interested in women, but also in young men. He was once the lover of a Spartan prince named Hiakinthos, son of Amikles and Diomedes. Apollo accidentally kills him with a disc. Hyacinth flower grows where it died. To commemorate Hiakinthos at the same time worshiped Apollo, every year there is a Hyakinthia festival in Amykles