Mercury and Apollo

An ancientRoman myth

Retold by Lin Donn Illustrated by Phillip Martin

From the day he was born, Jupiter knew Mercury was going to be a lot of fun.

Mercury & Apollo

Mercury was only a few days old when he climbed out of his crib and went running off by himself. How that boy could run!

While he was out adventuring, Mercury spotted some cows. They were Apollo’s cows! Apollo was his big brother.

Mercury & Apollo

Mercury thought it would be rather funny to steal Apollo’s cows.

Mercury had the best idea! He padded the cattle’s feet and made them walk backwards to confuse the trail.

Mercury & Apollo

Apollo would not know which way to look for his missing cows.

All that work made the baby Mercury very hungry.

He invented fire and cooked one of Apollo’s cows for lunch.

Mercury & Apollo

Mercury decided to bring all the cows home in case he got hungry again. The cows mooed musically as they ambled along.

That gave Mercury an idea!

Mercury & Apollo

On the way home, Mercury spotted a tortoise shell.

When he got home, Mercury made the first lyre out of the tortoise shell and string.

He was playing his new musical instrument when Apollo found him.

Mercury & Apollo

Apollo was furious with Mercury for stealing his cattle. No one knows what might have happened if their father had not stepped in.

Hermes & Apollo

“BOYS!” thundered Jupiter.

To make amends, Mercury gave Apollo his tortoise shell lyre.

Mercury & Apollo

Apollo still carries that tortoise shell lyre, even to this day.

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