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Apollo: The Complete Story of the Greek God of Light and Prophecy

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Apollo: The Complete Story of the Greek God of Light and Prophecy

The Oracle at Delphi, the Lyre, the Bow and the Sun

The complete story of Apollo, the Greek god of light, music and prophecy. The birth on Delos, the slaying of the Python, the oracle at Delphi that guided a civilisation, and the god who carried both the lyre and the plague-bringing bow.

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  • 11 chapters, primary sources
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  • Original ink illustrations
  • From the Homeric Hymns to Ovid
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  1. 01The Birth on Delos
  2. 02The Slaying of the Python
  3. 03The Oracle at Delphi
  4. 04God of the Lyre and the Muses
  5. 05God of Plague and Healing
  6. 06Daphne and the Loves of Apollo
  7. 07The Flaying of Marsyas
  8. 08Niobe and the Arrows of the Twins
  9. 09Apollo, Artemis and the Children of Leto
  10. 10From Sun God to Patron of Reason
  11. 11The God the Romans Made Their Own

About this book

About this Greek mythology guide

Music in one hand, plague in the other. The complete story of Apollo, god of light and prophecy, master of the oracle at Delphi.

He was the most Greek of all the gods and the hardest to hold in one image: the radiant god of music and the archer who rained plague on the Greek camp at Troy, the patron of reason whose oracle spoke in riddles. Apollo was light and order, but with an edge that could kill.

This is the complete story of Apollo. The birth on the floating island of Delos; the slaying of the serpent Python and the founding of Delphi; the oracle whose words shaped wars and constitutions; the lyre, the Muses and the contests with mortals who dared compete; the loves that ended in flight or grief, from Daphne to Hyacinthus; and the long road by which a god of prophecy became, for the Romans, the very sun.

The book follows Apollo through the Homeric Hymns, Homer, Ovid, Callimachus and the record of Delphi itself. Every chapter cites where it comes from.

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What you will discover inside

  • The birth of Apollo and Artemis on the floating island of Delos
  • The slaying of the Python and the founding of the Delphic oracle
  • God of music and of plague: the lyre in one hand, the bow in the other
  • Daphne, Marsyas and the loves and rivalries of Apollo
  • How a god of prophecy became the patron of reason and the sun
  • Apollo at Delphi: the oracle that guided the Greek world

Greek mythology book at a glance

TraditionGreek mythology
Chapters11 chapters
Length180 pages
SourcesDrawn from the primary sources, cited inline
Reading levelBeginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch
FormatPrint-quality PDF
DeliveryPDF within 24 hours

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About the author

Guillaume Henry, founder of Mythologis

Guillaume Henry

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis

Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every Mythologis book draws on the primary sources first, cross-references multiple translations, and avoids inventing details that aren't in the originals.

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Questions about the Greek mythology book

When will I receive my PDF?

Within 24 hours of purchase. Your download link arrives in your inbox automatically.

Is this based on the original Greek sources?

Yes. It draws on the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, Homer, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Callimachus and the records of Delphi, with references to the standard editions.

Does it cover the oracle at Delphi?

Yes. A full chapter explains how the oracle worked, what it said and how its riddling answers shaped the Greek world.

How long is the book?

Eleven chapters, around 180 pages depending on the final layout.

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