His oracular shrine in Abae in Phocis, where he bore the toponymic epithet Abaeus (, Apollon Abaios), was important enough to be consulted by Croesus.
hɪz oːɹˈækjʊlɚ ʃɹˈaɪn ɪn ɐbˈiː ɪn fˈɑːsɪs, wˌɛɹ hiː bˈoːɹ ðə tˌɑːpənˈɪmɪk ˈɛpɪθɪt ɐbˈiːəs, ɐpˈɑːlən ɐbˈeɪoʊz, wʌz ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɪnˈʌf təbi kənsˈʌltᵻd baɪ kɹˈoʊsəs.