This day he was especially proud, for he had killed Python, the dragon of Delphi ... “I’m laughing at your arrows,” Apollo said. “Cupid, you should leave weapons of war for gods like me.” This ...

Python, a monster of Greek myth, preyed on the people of Delphi until Apollo slew it. They erected Apollo's shrine there, where Pythia, the priestess, delivered the god's oracles. Some countries ...