Walter Burkert discerned three components in the prehistory of Apollo worship, which he termed "a Dorian-northwest Greek component, a Cretan-Minoan component, and a Syro-Hittite component.
wˈɔltɚ bˈɜːkɚt dɪsˈɜːnd θɹˈiː kəmpˈoʊnənts ɪnðə pɹˈiːhɪstɚɹi ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ wˈɜːʃɪp, wˌɪtʃ hiː tˈɜːmd "ɐ dˈoːɹiənnɔːɹθwˈɛst ɡɹˈiːk kəmpˈoʊnənt, ɐ kɹˈɛtənmˈɪnoʊn kəmpˈoʊnənt, ænd ɐ sˈɪɹoʊhˈɪɾaɪt kəmpˈoʊnənt.