After Heracles (then named Alcides) was struck with madness and killed his family, he sought to purify himself and consulted the oracle of Apollo.
ˈæftɚ hˈɛɹəkəlz ðˈɛn nˈeɪmd ˈælsaɪdz wʌz stɹˈʌk wɪð mˈædnəs ænd kˈɪld hɪz fˈæmɪli, hiː sˈɔːt tə pjˈʊɹɹᵻfˌaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf ænd kənsˈʌltᵻd ðɪ ˈɔːɹəkəl ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ.