CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Homeric Hymns, Petasos, Psychopomp
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He is connected by myth to delphi. Delphi was thought to be the centre of the world. Apollo had promised to protect delos forever as that island allowed him to be born there. At his birth, apollo announces that he will be the voice of the gods. He will tell the will of zeus to humanity. Apollo travels throughout greece to find a place for his oracle. There, he slayed a dragon and left its corpse outside to rot. Once he"s taken over delphi, he sees far south. He sees a ship sailing to palsos to sandy. He intercepts the ship at sea and jumps on as a giant dolphin. He conjures a wind and lands the ship near delphi. He orders the sailors to set up a cult in his name and become keepers of the temple. Delphinus apollo title comes from the greek word for dolphin.
