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  2. The Friend (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The narrator meets with her friend's third wife, who asks her to adopt her friend's senior Great Dane, Apollo. The wife, whom the narrator calls "Wife Three", explains that Apollo appears to be in mourning and has been temporarily placed in a kennel. Recalling the story of Hachikō, the narrator reluctantly agrees to take Apollo in.

  3. Metamorphoses in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Either Zeus or Hades gave new life to Paeon by transforming him into a peony flower. [49] Rhodanthe ("roseflower") Rose: Apollo In the works of French writer René Rapin, Rhodanthe was a beautiful queen of Corinth had attracted the attention of several enamored princes who besieged her inside the temple of Artemis. Apollo then turned her into a ...

  4. Cynanthropy - Wikipedia

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    Cynanthropy (sometimes spelled kynanthropy; from Ancient Greek: κύων / kúōn, 'dog' + ἄνθρωπος / ánthrōpos, 'man; human') is, in psychiatry, the pathological delusion of real persons that they are dogs [1] and in anthropology and folklore, the supposed magical practice of shape-shifting alternately between dog and human form, or the possession of combined canine and human ...

  5. The Hidden Oracle - Wikipedia

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    The book follows the god Apollo, who is turned into a human teenager and thrown down from Olympus to New York City as a punishment by his father, Zeus. Joined by the demigod Meg McCaffrey , Apollo goes to Camp Half-Blood, where he discovers that he will have to regain control of the five oracles of Ancient Greece in order to receive pardon from ...

  6. Lycaon (Greek myth) - Wikipedia

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    On another occasion Apollo took the shape of Lycaon to address Aeneas. During the third year of the war, Lycaon was captured and eventually killed by Achilles. [12] Lycaon, one of the comrades of the Greek hero Odysseus. [13] When the latter and 12 of his crew came into the port of Sicily, the Cyclops Polyphemus seized and confined

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    The Cane Corso started off as a Roman war dog before transitioning into life as a farmhand in Italy. Now, the breed can be found working as a flock or property guardian, a hunting dog or living ...

  8. The Story of the Man Who Turned into a Dog - Wikipedia

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    After a watchman's dog dies following 25 years of service, the Man reluctantly agrees to become the new watchdog. He must live in the doghouse and eat dog food for the pay of 1 dollar a day, even though it drives him and his wife apart. Gradually, the man assumes dog-like behavior and is consistently denied other job opportunities that open up.

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