In Iliad, his priest prays to Apollo Smintheus, the mouse god who retains an older agricultural function as the protector from field rats.
ɪn ˈɪlɪˌæd, hɪz pɹˈiːst pɹˈeɪz tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊ smˈɪnθɪəs, ðə mˈaʊs ɡˈɑːd hˌuː ɹᵻtˈeɪnz ɐn ˈoʊldɚɹ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl fˈʌŋkʃən æz ðə pɹətˈɛktɚ fɹʌm fˈiːld ɹˈæts.