The serpent at Delphi
The young Apollo killed the great serpent Python at Delphi and claimed the oracle for himself. Ever after, his priestess the Pythia sat above the chasm and spoke his prophecies in riddles.
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Daphne and the laurel
Struck by Eros's arrow, Apollo pursued the nymph Daphne, who begged her father to save her. She was turned into a laurel tree, and Apollo made the laurel his sacred plant.
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