Apollo Takes Revenge on Zeus - Greek Mythology #greekmythology #mythology #ancientmyths #trivia

In this narrative from Greek mythology, discover the less serene side of Apollo, the god of order, light, and discipline, but also of relentless vengeance. Although obedient to the laws of Olympus, Apollo did not accept defeat—not even when imposed by Zeus, his own father and king of the gods. The story begins with Asclepius, Apollo's son, endowed with an extraordinary gift: the art of healing taken to the extreme, capable even of resurrecting the dead. This power alarmed Hades, lord of the underworld, who convinced Zeus to strike Asclepius down with a thunderbolt, restoring divine order. Indignant at his son's death, Apollo decided to take revenge. Using his infallible golden bow, he turned his fury against the Cyclopes, divine artisans who had forged Zeus's thunderbolt in their workshop under Mount Oeta. The flames and smoke of the forge did not prevent the massacre, which aroused Zeus's supreme wrath. As punishment, Apollo was condemned to live as a servant to a mortal for a year. Thus, the god of light tended the flocks of Admetus, king of Thessaly, on the fertile banks of the Aphrus River, experiencing the humiliation and learning of the human world. At the end of his punishment... #greekmythology #mythology #apollo #asclepius #zeus