Apollo became extremely important to the Greek world as an oracular deity in the archaic period, and the frequency of theophoric names such as Apollodorus or Apollonios and cities named Apollonia testify to his popularity.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ bɪkˌeɪm ɛkstɹˈiːmli ɪmpˈoːɹtənt tə ðə ɡɹˈiːk wˈɜːld æz ɐn oːɹˈækjʊlɚ dˈiːəti ɪnðɪ ɑːɹkˈeɪɪk pˈiəɹɪəd, ænd ðə fɹˈiːkwənsi ʌv θiːəfˈɔːɹɪk nˈeɪmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐpˈɑːloʊdɚɹəs ɔːɹ ɐpəlˈoʊnɪˌoʊz ænd sˈɪɾiz nˈeɪmd ɐpəlˈoʊniə tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ tə hɪz pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi.