Animals sacred to Apollo included wolves, dolphins, roe deer, swans, cicadas (symbolizing music and song), ravens, hawks, crows (Apollo had hawks and crows as his messengers), snakes (referencing Apollo's function as the god of prophecy), mice and griffins, mythical eagle–lion hybrids of Eastern origin.
ˈænɪməlz sˈeɪkɹɪd tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd wˈʊlvz, dˈɑːlfɪnz, ɹˈoʊ dˈɪɹ, swˈɑːnz, sᵻkˈeɪdəz sˈɪmbəlˌaɪzɪŋ mjˈuːzɪk ænd sˈɔŋ, ɹˈeɪvənz, hˈɔːks, kɹˈoʊz ɐpˈɑːloʊ hæd hˈɔːks ænd kɹˈoʊz æz hɪz mˈɛsɪndʒɚz, snˈeɪks ɹˈɛfɹənsɪŋ ɐpˈɑːloʊz fˈʌŋkʃən æz ðə ɡˈɑːd ʌv pɹˈɑːfəsi, mˈaɪs ænd ɡɹˈɪfɪnz, mˈɪθɪkəl ˈiːɡəl lˈaɪən hˈaɪbɹɪdz ʌv ˈiːstɚn ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn.