Apollo was born on the island of Delos, along with his twin sister Artemis. His parents were Zeus and Leto. Leto was a daughter of the titans Coeus and Phoebe. They both shined as children. They were different from everyone else by far. Zeus noticed that, so he made them both gods. It was said at his first taste of ambrosia; he turned from a baby to a full grown man. Apollo was the god of many things; he had many lovers, many stories, and had some lasting effects on our society today. Apollo is the god of music, archery, the sun, medicine, plaque, truth, and prophecy. At one point he has showed all of these in a story. For music, a satyr named Marsyas bragged saying he could play the double flute better than Apollo. Apollo heard and challenged him to a musical contest. …show more content…
For archery, at the age of four days old, Apollo asked for a bow and arrow. Hephaestus made him a bow out of silver and arrows made out of gold. He was going to hunt the Python, which Hera sent after his mom. She sent it because she was jealous of Zeus loving another woman. He met the Python in a cave and shot an arrow at it. The arrow pierced it in the right forehead. The Python was struggled to stay alive, but it soon gave in to death. Apollo drove a chariot so bright that it was considered the sun. He was the only person strong enough to drive it. It was a tough course to drive. One day he let his son Eridanus drives it, but he couldn’t do it. Zeus struck him down with a lightning bolt. Apollo had a son named Asclepius. He gave him medicine and healing powers. They are both considered the god of healing and medicine. During the Trojan War, he shot