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Where is Apollo born?
Delos
How can you tell it's Apollo in a picture?
Holds a Lyre, bow/arrow, laurel
Apollo's temple has brought all of these riches to Delos EXCEPT
Cattle
Apollo's temple has brought all of these riches to Delos
boxing matches, dancing, song, Ionian visitors
Who sits by Zeus and unstrings Apollo's bow?
Leto
Who keeps Eileithyia from helping Leto?
Hera
What did Leto promise to the island of Delos in exchange for letting her give birth there?
lavish temple to Apollo
What other name for Apollo is frequently used throughout the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?
Phoibos
What island agrees to allow Leto to give birth to her son?
Delos
Whom did the goddesses send to fetch Eileithyia?
Iris
What do the Delian Maidens do?
sing hymns to Apollo
What does Leto offer to Delos in exchange for becoming Apollo's birthplace?
to be the site of a great temple
What musical instrument does Apollo play?
lyre
What oath does Leto swear?
Apollo will honor his temple at Delos above all others
After his birth, what domain does Apollo claim that involves his father, Zeus?
prophecy
Why does Hera attempt to block the birth of Apollo?
She is jealous of Leto
Who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis?
Leto
How long is Leto in labor?
9 days and nights
Rather than breast milk, what did the goddesses feed the baby Apollo?
nectar and ambrosia
What does Delos fear Apollo might do?
establish his temple in another land
What does Leto say is the most terrible oath among the gods?
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Swearing by the river Styx
In what place does Apollo delight the most, according to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?
Delos
In the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, what does Leto do when her son arrives at Mount Olympus?
hang up his bow on a pillar
Where is Artemis born, according to the Homeric Hymn to Apollo?
Ortygia
Why does Hermes turn the cattle around?
So that their footprints will lead in the wrong direction
According to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, why does Apollo forgive Hermes for stealing his cattle?
Hermes gives Apollo the lyre
Who is Hermes' father?
Zeus
Why is Hermes called "Kyllenian"?
He was born on Mt. Kyllene
What defense does Hermes offer to Apollo's charges of theft in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?
He was just a baby and couldn't have stolen the cattle
What "stubborn longing" does Apollo feel in his breast in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?
Desire to play the lyre
When he is hungry, what does Hermes do, according to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?
Steal fifty of Apollo's cattle
Who is Hermes' mother?
Maia
What "omen" does Hermes send forth when he is in Apollo's arms?
A fart
What is baby Hermes' first incredible feat according to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?
He invented the lyre
What does Hermes use to invent the lyre?
a tortoise shell
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