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Cassandra:
shes a Trojan princess whom Apollo fell in love with; she agrees
to marry him, but in the end changes her mind
BAD IDEA.
when she agreed to married him, he gave her the gift of
prophetic insight shes always right in her prophecies
so when she backed out, he cursed her by making sure no one
ever believes her
example: Cassandra said that the Trojan horse was filled with
Greek soldiers; but no one believed her!
Sibyl:
prophetess of Apollo
Sibyl means, in general, prophetess of Apollo
there was a particularly important prophetess of Apollo in Cumae,
Italy
apparently, the Cumaean Sibyl was loved by Apollo
she first accepted Apollos love so he gave her long life
but then, she rejected him
BAD IDEA
he didnt gave her vitality with her long life
she shrivelled up and turned into a cricket
Coronis and Asclepius:
Coronis was a lover of Apollo who cheated on him
Apollos crow came to Apollo to report this
so, he shot her with an arrow
he repented for his deed, so he tried to heal her
but even though he was the god of healing, he couldnt heal her
she was pregnant, so he took the baby and gave it to the centaur
Chiron
Asclepius, the child, was so good at healing that the Greeks
worshipped him as the major god of healing
he was such a good healer that he raised Hippolytus from the
dead
Zeus didnt like this
so Zeus killed him.
Daphne:
important story
daughter of river god Aeneus
Apollo loved her and chased her
Daphne didnt like this, so she asked her dad for help
she got turned into a laurel tree lol
Hyacinthus:
Hyacinthus died when Apollo threw a disc and hit him
note that Apollo is consistently rejected by his lovers
Marsyas the Satyr:
hes half human half goat
apparently, Athena invented the flute and noticed that when she
played it, it distorted her face, so she threw it away
Marsyas came upon the flute and liked it; he played it and was
good at it
so he challenged Apollo to a contest
BAD IDEA.
Apollo played his lyre, Marsyas played his flute, and whoever is
better got to do whatever he wanted to the other
Apollo won and Marsyas was flayed (skinned alive)
as he was flayed, his bodily fluids became the source of a spring
DO NOT CHALLENGE GODS.
Apollo vs. Pan (and Midas)
Midas was wandering and he came across a musical contest
between Apollo and Pan (Pan is kind of like a satyr; he is the god of the
countryside)
Pan is the god of the countryside, Apollo is the god
of the civilization, so very different! but both known for their music
Midas thought that Pan was the best, but Apollo won
Midas voiced his opinion on the verdict
BAD IDEA
Apollo gave Midas donkey ears so he wrapped his head in
a turban his barber was the only one who knew
he dug a hole on the ground and whispered his secret there; but in
the spring some plants grew and whispered his secret as the wind blew lol
divine messenger:
he helps heroes; even more commonly than Athena
theres another goddess who is a messenger of the gods called
Iris, but Hermes is much more common
hes the divine messenger of Zeus
thieves, tricksters, merchants
hes a trickster god; very clever
Stories
birth:
invents the lyre: when he was born, he saw a tortoise and made
the soundbox of the lyre for this
he stole Apollos cattle; Apollo got mad and
approached the baby Hermes asking where his cattle was; Hermes tried
to hide it but Apollo found out anyways that he stole the cattle; so as
retribution, he gave Apollo the lyre!
they become BFFs after this
Character
concerns:
Stories
birth:
known as the twice-born god: there are two stories that
developed about this:
mainstream/standard story: Zeus was having an
affair with Semele, who is a Theban princess; when Hera found out about
Semele and Zeus, she wanted to get Semele; so Hera disguised herself
as an old woman and approached Semele; she asked Semele about her
love life, and Semele confessed about Zeus; Semele asked Zeus to show
her all of him in all his glory; so Zeus did and he appeared in his firey
glory and burned her; but she was pregnant!; so Zeus got the child,
sewed it to his own thigh as a makeshift womb, and Dionysus arose from
the thigh of Zeus
hence twice-born!
mystery version: to be continued next class!