CLA204H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Pythia, Homeric Hymns, Mount Olympus
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Cla204- chapter 7: myths of the great god apollo. Origin and meaning of name are unknown. In winter, where dionysus ruled at delphi, apollo dwelled among the hyperboreans, the men beyond the north wind . In the classical period, apollo is sometimes called a sun god but in origin he had no connection to the sun. Represented as archer god but he is not a god of hunters o. Arrows are shafts of disease, emerging from the spirit world, irresistible, unseen, striking down the luckless. One of the longest of the homeric hymns is dedicated to apollo o o. Composed of 2 songs: to the delian apollo describes how he was born, parents, and greatness of his power. Second song: to the delphian apollo which is older, tells about the founding of his oracle at delphi. Hymns tell how titaness leto was a mistress of zeus o o.
