However, Apollo declined to fight him, saying that he would not fight his uncle for the sake of mortals.
haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐpˈɑːloʊ dᵻklˈaɪnd tə fˈaɪt hˌɪm, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt fˈaɪt hɪz ˈʌŋkəl fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv mˈɔːɹɾəlz.