Homer interprets Apollo as a terrible god () who brings death and disease with his arrows, but who can also heal, possessing a magic art that separates him from the other Greek gods.
hˈoʊmɚɹ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪts ɐpˈɑːloʊ æz ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl ɡˈɑːd hˌuː bɹˈɪŋz dˈɛθ ænd dɪzˈiːz wɪð hɪz ˈæɹoʊz, bˌʌt hˌuː kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈiːl, pəzˈɛsɪŋ ɐ mˈædʒɪk ˈɑːɹt ðæt sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪts hˌɪm fɹʌmðɪ ˈʌðɚ ɡɹˈiːk ɡˈɑːdz.