Chapter One - Apollo

Apollo was the god of prophecy, music, and healing.  As for his personality, he really liked to get involved in other people’s business.  He was in that group of people who loved to pry, pole, meddle, interfere, and get involved.  Are there any more ways to say that he wasn’t satisfied with his own bees-wax?  He was a many sided person though, considering that he also played the lyre.  Him being the god of music and all, that shouldn’t really surprise you.  Not only did he play musical instruments, but he invented them too.  The instrument that he invented is called the lute.  Apollo competed in many musical contests including one in which he beat Pan.  Pan was even playing his own instrument which is called the shepherd’s pipe.  Surprisingly, Apollo was a very skilled warrior.  This is known because he killed Achilles, the best fighter of Sparta.  Whenever someone suddenly died, people would say, “He’s been killed by one of Apollo’s arrows.”  After a while, I’m sure that the saying wore out and the old folks were the only ones that said it.  Kind of like when your Grandma says, “Well, that’s a fine kettle of fish!”



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