In Classical Greece he was the god of light and of music, but in popular religion he had a strong function to keep away evil.
ɪn klˈæsɪkəl ɡɹˈiːs hiː wʌzðə ɡˈɑːd ʌv lˈaɪt ænd ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, bˌʌt ɪn pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən hiː hæd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ fˈʌŋkʃən tə kˈiːp ɐwˈeɪ ˈiːvəl.