Apollo strongly exercised this power and prophecy in Homer's "Iliad " and was constantly changing the course of the war in favor of the Trojans. ... 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. ...

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The religion of Greek mythology has no physical text like the Bible in Catholicism or the Quran in Muslim. Instead similar to the beginning of our Catholic religion the stories, myths and legends were passed on orally. Some stories were used to write poems which became great literature. The poet Ho...

• Word Count: 2584
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• Grade Level: High School