The Sibyl took a handful of sand and asked Apollo to grant her years of life as many as the grains of sand she held in her hands.
ðə sˈɪbɪl tˈʊk ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv sˈænd ænd ˈæskt ɐpˈɑːloʊ tə ɡɹˈænt hɜː jˈɪɹz ʌv lˈaɪf æz mˈɛni æz ðə ɡɹˈeɪnz ʌv sˈænd ʃiː hˈɛld ɪn hɜː hˈændz.