When his son Melaneus reached the age of marriage, Apollo asked the princess Stratonice to be his son's bride and carried her away from her home when she agreed.
wˌɛn hɪz sˈʌn mɛlˈænɪəs ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv mˈæɹɪdʒ, ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈæskt ðə pɹˈɪnsɛs stɹˈætɑːnɪs təbi hɪz sˈʌnz bɹˈaɪd ænd kˈæɹid hɜːɹ ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm hɜː hˈoʊm wɛn ʃiː ɐɡɹˈiːd.