He is the god of light, music, poetry, prophecy, math, dance and medicine. His father is Zeus, his mother is Leto and his twin sister is Artemis. He is proud of blonde dazzling and the physical beauty of well-proportioned. He is good at playing the flute and harp. Apollo is the son of the favorite that is most reliable for Zeus. Apollo’s glorious figure, sagacity, overflowing talent and rich artistry was the heartthrob of all Greeks.
Leto of his mother was persecuted by jealous Hera. Hera deprives entirely the birth place, she tried to kill her sent the big snake Python. Leto walked all over the world while she frightened Hera. Her sister who is Asteria provided a place for her. Asteria also received a courtship of Zeus formerly, but had been transformed into floating island because she refused him. However, Next Hera hide Eileithyia who is the goddess of smooth childbirth. Leto continues to endure pain by nine nights and nine days, she gave birth to twins finally. Soon as born in Delos, Apollo and Artemis were taken up goddess. Twins are poured water pure sea, wrapped in pure white hemp cloth, tied a cloth with a string of gold. Then Apollo rising quickly and he said to goddess. "Bow and harp will be those that do not let go of me from now. I am divine revelation to the plan of Zeus to humans. "
Then after taken to the swan, and spent one year between Hyuberuboreoi (High North people), and came to Delphi. This land was a sacred place of Gaia originally, but Apollo shot and killed the big snake Python, which had a guard of the oracle of the goddess. Apollo made there an own oracle place. However, it is sorry to Gaia only that, so he determined the holding of the Pythian festival competition in order to the memorial Python. In addition, he gave the name of the Pythian the priestess of the new oracle, he was buried the dead Pyutia under the holy stone Onfarosu of temple. Pythian becomes the etymology of the python in English, it is often used to such as the name of the weapon in modern.
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