Apollo

Stories tagged Apollo:

• The Myth of Niobe Jul 31, 2025

  

  In the ancient city of Thebes, there lived a queen whose beauty was matched only by her pride. Queen Niobe, wife of King Amphion, was blessed with fourteen children—seven sons and seven daughters—each more beautiful and talented than the last. Her palace rang with laughter and music, filled with the joy of a large and loving family.

  But as the years passed, Niobe’s pride in her children grew into something darker. She began to boast openly about her blessed motherhood, comparing herself favorably to all others, mortal and divine alike.

• Hermes and the Cattle of Apollo Jul 30, 2025

  

  On a bright morning when the world was still young and magic flowed as freely as mountain streams, a very special baby was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene. This was no ordinary child, for his father was Zeus, the mighty king of the gods, and his mother was the gentle nymph Maia. The baby’s name was Hermes, and from the moment he drew his first breath, it was clear he was destined for extraordinary things.

• Apollo and Daphne Jul 29, 2025

  

  Apollo and Daphne

  In the golden age when gods walked freely upon the earth, there was no deity more proud of his accomplishments than Apollo, the radiant god of music, poetry, prophecy, and the sun itself. With his perfect features, his flowing golden hair that caught the light like spun sunshine, and his mastery of the silver bow, Apollo considered himself without equal among both gods and mortals.

• The Myth of Asclepius Jul 29, 2025

  

  Long ago, in the golden age when gods and mortals lived closer to one another, there was born a child destined to bring healing to the world. This child was Asclepius, son of the radiant Apollo, god of music, poetry, and prophecy, and a mortal princess named Coronis.

  The story begins with a tale of love and betrayal. Apollo had fallen deeply in love with Coronis, a beautiful maiden from Thessaly. She was known throughout the land for her gentle nature and her care for others, always ready to tend to the sick and comfort the suffering. Apollo was enchanted not only by her beauty but by her compassionate heart.

• The Myth of Phaethon Jul 29, 2025

  

  In the eastern lands where the River Po winds through fertile valleys and the morning sun first touches the earth, there lived a young man whose beauty was matched only by his pride and whose fate would serve as one of mythology’s most powerful warnings about the dangers of overreaching ambition. His name was Phaethon, and his story is a tale of divine parentage, mortal recklessness, and the catastrophic consequences that can follow when youth and pride combine to challenge the fundamental order of the cosmos.

• The Myth of Orion Jul 28, 2025

  

  In the ancient days when gods and mortals mingled more freely upon the earth, there was born a man whose size, strength, and skill as a hunter would become legendary throughout all the lands. This was Orion, whose very name would one day blaze across the night sky for all eternity.

  Orion’s birth was as extraordinary as his life would prove to be. His father was Poseidon, god of the seas, who had fallen in love with Euryale, a beautiful mortal woman and one of the Gorgon sisters before their terrible transformation. From his divine father, Orion inherited not only immense size and strength, but also the ability to walk upon the surface of the sea as easily as upon dry land.

• The Myth of Marsyas Jul 26, 2025

  

  In the ancient forests of Phrygia, where the trees whispered ancient secrets and the streams sang melodies older than memory, there lived a satyr named Marsyas. Half-man and half-goat, with furry legs that ended in hooves and small horns curling from his forehead, Marsyas was known throughout the woodland realm for his extraordinary musical talent and his love of all things beautiful and harmonious.

• Cassandra and the Gift of Prophecy Jul 23, 2025

  

  Cassandra and the Gift of Prophecy

  In the ancient city of Troy, with its imposing walls and towering gates, there lived a princess whose beauty was matched only by her intelligence and devotion to her people. Her name was Cassandra, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, sister to the brave Hector and the impetuous Paris. Her early life was one of privilege and promise, but her story would become one of the most tragic in all of Greek mythology—a tale of divine gifts turned to torment, of terrible knowledge that could never be shared.