"Hear me, he cried, O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh thou of Sminthe. If I have ever decked your temple with garlands, or burned your thigh-bones in fat of bulls or goats, grant my prayer, and let your arrows avenge these my tears upon the Danaans.
Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. He came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled on his back with the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships with a face as dark as night, and his silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them." (Homer).
Apollo.
Apollo, as referred to by the father of Chryses in the quote, is known as the God of the Silver Bow. Apollo can be as described in this quote can have no compassion on people who have crossed him. Another example of this is when the woman Niobe said she was superior to Leto, because Niobe had 14 children when Leto had only 2. Apollo and Artemis went to the house of Niobe, Apollo killed the boys and Artemis killed the girls, but at other times he can be peaceful. He is the god of music, archery, poetry, medicine, prophecy, dance, and light. Apollo is the personification of everlasting youth. He is the brother of Artemis and the son of Zeus and Leto. The main shrines for Apollo are at Delphi and Delos. Apollo has had a great affect on modern culture, including being known as the inventor of the Lyre, but Apollo is about much more than music. .
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and is the twin sister of Artemis. Before Apollo was born, Hera found out that Zeus had an affair with Leto. Hera was very angry with Leto, so Hera forced her to roam the earth looking for a place to be born. This was a problem because before this, Hera made it forbidden for Leto to go on land. Because of this, it made the ability to give birth extremely difficult.
