THE MYTH OF APOLLO AND THE PYTHON

ORIGIN

• The origin of the myth is Greek

CHARATER

• The myths of Apollo describe him as the God of Truth,
• The Healer, who taught men the art of healing, God of Music
• Who played beautiful music in Olympus with his golden lyre, leader of the Muses.

THE PLOT

• Python was once sent out by Hera, the wife of Zeus, in order to chase pregnant Leto, a loved of Zeus
• so that she couldn't settle anywhere to give birth
• Apollo threw and arrow to Python, piercing him right on its forehead.
• The death of Python filled Apollo with joy

MORAL

• The heroes in this myth show the virtues of courage, love, loyalty, strength, perseverance, leadership and self reliance.
• The myth was inspired to entertain, thrill, and inspire young readers

SYMBOLS

• The symbols for Apollo are
• Silver, bow & arrow, swans, wolves, raven, laurel, snakes, gold , flute, & grasshoppers

WORKS CITED

• "Apollo and the Python." Myth of ***. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.
• "Greek God Apollo." Greek Stories about Apollo-Apollo's Fight with the Monstrous Python. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2015. .

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