Such songs were originally addressed to Apollo and afterwards to other gods: to Dionysus, to Apollo Helios, to Apollo's son Asclepius the healer.
sˈʌtʃ sˈɔŋz wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐdɹˈɛst tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz tʊ ˈʌðɚ ɡˈɑːdz: tə dˈaɪənˌɪsəs, tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊ hˈɛlɪˌoʊz, tʊ ɐpˈɑːloʊz sˈʌn ɐsklˈiːpɪəs ðə hˈiːlɚ.