When the two brothers came before Jupiter's throne, Mercury kept on saying that he had never seen any cattle and did not know what they were; but as he said so, he gave Jupiter such a roguish wink that he made the god laugh heartily. Then he suddenly caught up his lyre, and began to play. The music was so beautiful that all the gods in Olympus held their breath to listen. Even Jupiter's fierce eagle nodded his head to the measures. When Mercury stopped playing, Apollo declared that such music was well worth the fifty cattle, and agreed to say no more about the theft. This so pleased Mercury that he gave Apollo the lyre. Then Apollo, in return for the gift of the wonderful lyre, gave Mercury a golden wand, called the caduceus, which had power over sleep and dreams, and wealth and happiness. At a later time two wings fluttered from the top of this wand, and two golden snakes were twined round it. Besides presenting Mercury with the caduceus, Apollo made him herdsman of the wonderful white cattle. Mercury now drove the fifty heifers back to their pastures. So the quarrel was made up, and the two brothers, Apollo and Mercury, became the best of friends. On a day when the wind is blowing and driving fleecy white clouds before it, perhaps, if you look up, you will see the white cattle of Apollo. But you will have to look very sharp to see the herdsman, Mercury. The Legend and Myth of Apollo's LyreThe Myth of Apollo's LyreThe story of Apollo's Lyre is featured in the book entitled Favorite Greek Myths by Lilian Stoughton Hyde, published in 1904 by D. C. Heath and Company.Apollo's Lyre - A Myth with a MoralMany of the ancient Myth Stories, like the legend of Apollo's Lyre, incorporate tales with morals that provided the old story-tellers with short examples of exciting tales for kids and children of how to act and behave and reflected important life lessons. The characters of the heroes in this type of fable demonstrated the virtues of courage, love, loyalty, strength, perseverance, leadership and self reliance. Whereas the villains demonstrated all of the vices and were killed or punished by the gods. The old, famous myth story and fable, like Apollo's Lyre, were designed to entertain, thrill and inspire their young listeners...The Myth of Apollo's Lyre - the Magical World of Myth & LegendThe story of Apollo's Lyre is one of the fantastic stories featured in ancient mythology and legends. Such stories serve as a doorway to enter the world of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. The names of so many of the heroes and characters are known today through movies and games but the actual story about such characters are unknown. Reading a myth story such as Apollo's Lyre is the easy way to learn about the stories of the classics.The Magical World of Myth and LegendThe Short Story and Myth of Apollo's LyreThe myth about Apollo's Lyre is featured in the book entitled The story of Apollo's Lyre is featured in the book entitled Favorite Greek Myths by Lilian Stoughton Hyde, published in 1904 by D. C. Heath and Company. Learn about the exciting adventures and dangerous quests undertaken by the mythical characters that feature in the hero myths, fables and stories about the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome that are available on this website.Myths and Stories about gods and goddessesApollo's LyreShort story of Apollo's Lyre A Myth Story of the Ancient WorldThe gods, goddesses of the ancient Myth Stories & LegendsThe monsters and beasts of classical MythologyThe story of Apollo's Lyre by Caroline H. Harding and Samuel B. HardingA famous Myth Story and fable of the Ancient World for schools and kids , Apollo, the son of Zeus and Leto, is often depicted as a young, handsome man with a lyre in his hands. He is associated with numerous domains including music, poetry, healing, and prophecy. As the leader of the Muses, Apollo played a crucial role in inspiring creativity and the arts., In front of these symbols is the seven-stringed kithára (cithara, κιθάρα), the lyre of Apóllôn (Apollo, Ἀπόλλων). It (here) represents the bond between Gods and mortals and is representative that we are the children of Orphéfs (Orpheus, Ὀρφεύς)..