Apollo

Apollo
*god of light to ripen crops, destroy pests, heals illnesses
*his arrows caused plagues
*god of prophecy, had many oracles, the best oracular shrine is at Delphi
*sheperd god
*master of lyre & song
*god of colonies & builder
*he was a naked, beardless, young god
*he was often shown with a bow & quiver or a lyre
Hera had sent the serpent Python to pursue Apollo's mother,Leto, during her pregnancy. 4 days after Apollo's birth, he asked for a bow & arrows. Then, he killed it with his arrows. Next, Apollo had to purify himself by going into temporary exile in Thessaly.
On 2 occasions Apollo aroused the anger of his father, Zeus.First, Apollo helped Hera, Poseidon & other gods to dethrone Zeus.The gods captured Zeus & bound him to his couch. But nymph Thetis brought Briareus, the fifty-headed monster, to gaurd Zeus. Zeus hung Hera from her heels & sent Poseidon & Apollo to a year of servitude under King Laomedon. In return, Apollo sent plague to Laomedon's kingdom ,& Poseidon sent a sea-monster to ruin his land.
The other time was when Zeus killed Apollo's son,Asclepius. In revenge,Apollo killed Zeus's armorer, the Cyclopes. Therefore,Zeus sent Apollo to a year of servitude under King Admetus.
Apollo defeated Maryas & Pan in music contest, & became the master musician.
He was always after nymphs. Apollo seduced Phtia, Thalia, Coronis, Aria, Cyrene & nymph Dyrope. Marpessa eluded him. Nymph Daphne was changed into laurel tree before Apollo could rape her. When the Trojan princess Cassandra rejected him after he taught her divination, he cursed her in a way that people didn't believe her prophecies.
Both Apollo & Zephyrus-the west wind loved a handsome boy, Hyacinthus.Once when Apollo was instructing the guy in discus-throwing, Zephyrus got the disc & hurled it against Hyacinthus's head. Hyacinthus was killed. Hyacinth flower sprang up where his blood fell.