During the Second Punic War in 212 BCE, the Ludi Apollinares ("Apollonian Games") were instituted in his honor, on the instructions of a prophecy attributed to one Marcius.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd pjˈuːnɪk wˈɔːɹ ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv bˌiːsˌiːˈiː, ðə lˈuːdi ɐpˈɑːlɪnˌɛɹz"ɐpəlˈoʊniən ɡˈeɪmz"wɜːɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ, ɔnðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz əvə pɹˈɑːfəsi ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə wˈʌn mˈɑːɹʃəs.