In the Homeric Hymn, Apollo appeared as a dolphin and carried Cretan priests to Delphi, where they evidently transferred their religious practices.
ɪnðə hoʊmˈɛɹɪk hˈɪm, ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɐpˈɪɹd æz ɐ dˈɑːlfɪn ænd kˈæɹid kɹˈɛtən pɹˈiːsts tə dˈɛlfaɪ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ˈɛvɪdəntli tɹænsfˈɜːd ðɛɹ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pɹˈæktɪsᵻz.