. A child's guide to mythology . rs and diseases of summerand autumn. He had a temple at Delphi, where apriestess was wont to give forth oracles in regardto the future, supposed to be revealed by was a founder of cities, a promoter of coloniza-tion, a giver of good laws, and, finally, he was thepatron of music and poetry. To him were sacredthe wolf, the roe, the mouse, the he-goat, the ram,the dolphin, and the swan. An ancient hymn by Callimachus (240 ) de-scribes him as follows: How hath the laurel shoot of Apollo heaved!How the whole of the shrine! Afar, afar be ye, sin-ners. N
. A child's guide to mythology . rs and diseases of summerand autumn. He had a temple at Delphi, where apriestess was wont to give forth oracles in regardto the future, supposed to be revealed by was a founder of cities, a promoter of coloniza-tion, a giver of good laws, and, finally, he was thepatron of music and poetry. To him were sacredthe wolf, the roe, the mouse, the he-goat, the ram,the dolphin, and the swan. An ancient hymn by Callimachus (240 ) de-scribes him as follows: How hath the laurel shoot of Apollo heaved!How the whole of the shrine! Afar, afar be ye, sin-ners. Now verily doth Phoebus knock at the doorswith beauteous foot. See you not? The Delianpalm has nodded in a pleasant fashion on a sudden,and the swan sings sweetly on the air. Now ofyour own accord fall back, ye bolts of the doors, andof yourselves, ye bars. For no longer is the godafar off. Make ready, ye young men, for the songand the choir. Not to every one doth Apollo mani-» See Gayleys Classic Myths in English Apollo with tlie Lyre. Glyptothck, Munich. Myths of the Sun, Moon, and Stars fest himself, but to only the good. Whoso shallhave seen him, great is he; small that man whohath not seen him. We shall behold thee, O Fardarter! and shall beno more of small account. ISTor silent lyre, nornoiseless tread should the servants of Phoebus have,when he sojourns among them. Listen and keepholy silence at the song in honor of Apollo. Golden are both the garment and the clasp ofApollo, his lyre, his Lyctian bow, and his quiver:golden, too, his sandals; for Apollo is rich in gold,and has also many possessions. And indeed he is ever beauteous^ ever young. Great, too, in art is no one so much as Apollo. To Phoebus the care of the bow as well as of songis intrusted. To him, likewise, belong divinations and divin-ers: and from Phoebus physicians have learned theart of delaying death. And following Phoebus men are wont to measureout cities. For Phoebus ever delights in fo
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