Apollo gave him a tame deer as a companion but Cyparissus accidentally killed it with a javelin as it lay asleep in the undergrowth.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐ tˈeɪm dˈɪɹ æz ɐ kəmpˈæniən bˌʌt sˈaɪpɐɹˌɪsəs ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli kˈɪld ɪt wɪð ɐ dʒˈævəlɪn æz ɪt lˈeɪ ɐslˈiːp ɪnðɪ ˌʌndɚɡɹˈoʊθ.