When Apollo enters the house of Zeus, we immediately notice a certain awe and fear of this god from the other gods. Comparing this unconditional reverence for the relationship to god with which prevails in the world today, we can say that in the past the gods were feared and honored much stronger.
Apollo’s mother Leto surely loves his son and reveres him. It seems to me that such a relationship between the mother and son is too divine, the same esteem usually son can show to his mother.
Apollo is described as the god worthy songs. Songs are sung about it everywhere, which is not typical for this time.
Homer lists the location and what they are famous for, thus performing the connection between these places and Leto and Apollo.
Delos was the only place that sheltered Leto. This relationship is anthropomorphic as Homer gives the island the opportunity to speak.
Delos has been concerned about the Apollo, as it was afraid that the young god will rise, become great, and forget the place of his birth. And the island will be as despised and eventually plunge into the depths of the sea. Leto with the most strong oath swore that the very first Apollo temple to be built here and that this island will be honored as the birthplace of the great god. By comparing these lines to the beginning of the hymn, it can be said that Delos was right that Apollo will become the great god.
Eileithyia is the goddess of fertility, who did not know that is about to give birth to Apollo because of the tricks of Hera. The other goddesses had to persuade Eileithyia to come and they promise a beautiful necklace to her for that. This fact shows in what ways were the mother of Apollo Leto and Hera.
After the birth of Apollo, his mother did not breastfeed him, but instead he was given nectar and ambrosia. Also, from the very first moment, it is clear that Apollo will be a very strong god.
Ionians praised Apollo dancing, singing and fighting, and after that, they were healthy and wealthy.
The gods are described supermen, cheerful and noble while humans are described foolish, unable to find a cure for old age and death.
The singer does not know in which fields he should glorify Apollo. This may indicate that the singer knows well about the adventures of the god.
Telphusa persuaded Apollo not to build a temple here by saying that the people on the island will not pay much attention to the temple, but more to the horses and chariots. Apollo agreed because he wanted to be paid attention to his temple and be respected as a god. It speaks of him as a visionary god.
A place that Homer describes in lines 281-299 seems safe, ideal for the construction of the temple. Apollo said it to his attention, making it holy.
Hera bore Typhaon because she was angry with Zeus because of his strong and fair children. She wanted to have the same powerful son.
Typhaon and Python are similar to Leto and Apollo in the fact that they, too, were feared and persecuted everywhere. Delphi and Apollo immortalized victory over the beast, calling a place with her name, and Apollo was called Pythian from now.
Apollo was angry of Telephousa due to the fact that she wanted to own the entire place.
Apollo led the Cretans to the place where he needed people to keep his temple. Apollo as a god is very concerned about to be known and respected, that people should build temples and listened to his predictions. He is very capricious and thinks about ordinary people as mindless instruments of his will. If the same story happened to me, I would probably have done the same thing, since this god had already proved his greatness and ability to command people.
