1. The Role of Apollo in Greek Life and Literature
Apollo's inscriptions included his laws of advice for self governing: "Curb thy spirit. ... In the future, Cassandra became filled with visions of importance yet no one saw truth in her predictions, specifically the Chorus in "Agamemnon ", who did not believe her cautionary words about the imminent death of her and King Agamemnon. ... In the opening scene of "The Iliad, " Apollo is the first god to make an appearance, and sends a plague upon the Achaians due to the fact that Agamemnon has dishonored one of the daughters of his prophetic priest, Chryses. Apollo is angered by Agamemnon due...
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