CLST 2090 Chapter : Apollo And Coronis
Document Summary
Sibyl apollo was attracted to and has to offer a bribe. Sibyl ask for the gift of prophecy, and a long life. Although sibyl backed out, and kept all her gifts. Her physical body would wear away but told the future thru a jar. Cassandra --another affair, and backed out after receiving gift, of prophecy but no one would ever believe her. Marpessa apollo was competing for her marriage w another guy, a human . Reason , apollo will leave her in her old age. Daphne-apollo in love again, cupid(eros) also carries a bow and arrow of desires . Cupid gave apollo a pair of glasses, bc glasses. So ugly you wouldn"t risk having a child. Our reaction to grief can last up to 2 years. Cupid and aphrodite essentially has same powers, cupid has two types of arrows. Apollo saw daphne and was instantly overcome w desire, and he ran after her.
