The python was harassing Apollo's mother, Leto, so he went and shot it with his golden arrows!
Apollo slays (kills) python
Apollo killed the dragon Python.
Apollo slays (kills) python
Apollo shot Python with his golden bow.
As the Python had hunted Leto during her pregnancy, so Apollo slayed the Python when he was still a young deity.
No. Python was killed by Apollo for pursuing the pregnant Leto, or by Apollo for the Oracle of Delphi - half of it was his by a birthday gift of Phoebe, and half was under the Python's keeping for Poseidon. Apollo gave Calauriato Poseidon for his half of Delphi.
apollo fights with monstrous python
Apollo and the Serpent Python: In the hills of Delphi the feared beast the Python lives. The python was harassing Apollo's mother in pregnancy so Apollo came down from Mount Olympus with a silver bow and golden arrows. He shot one arrow at the beast wounding it then it ran back in it's cave Apollo followed shot it again and killed it instantly. He was 4 days old.
Apollo and the Serpent Python: In the hills of Delphi the feared beast the Python lives. The python was harassing Apollo's mother in pregnancy so Apollo came down from Mount Olympus with a silver bow and golden arrows. He shot one arrow at the beast wounding it then it ran back in it's cave Apollo followed shot it again and killed it instantly. He was 4 days old.
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Pythia was title of the prophetic priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. It likely comes from Apollo's slaying of Python or Delphyna.
Python killed Leto(the mom of Artemis and Apollo). Apollo went in pursuit and finally killed the python a few days after he was born at Delphi. Since Gaia was he mother of Python, she needed appeasement so Apollo started the Puthian Games. He then needed purification so he went to the temple of Vale to cleanse himself of murder. There he learned prophesy and eventually took over the temple there