Dragon Slayer
Live from Mount Olympus
Onassis Foundation
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🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Far Shooting Apollo, god of music, tells the story of his first dramatic adventure in his latest song, "Dragon Slayer."
Ato Blankson-Wood is Apollo.
"Dragon Slayer" was composed by Magda Giannikou, lyrics and vocal production by Malena Marcase, performed by Banda Magda, music direction by Magdalini Giannikou and Nehemiah Luckett, mixed and mastered by Tom Beuchel. Live from Mount Olympus was created by showrunner Julie Burstein, produced by the Onassis Foundation, co-produced by The TEAM, and distributed by PRX.
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| 0:00.0 | Dragon Slayer, Dragon Slayer, Dragon Slayer |
| 0:10.0 | Her eyes are red as red as blood, and she is thick as three large men. |
| 0:17.0 | Oh, have you heard of Python? |
| 0:21.6 | Fang sharp as a warrior spear, 400 cubits long, |
| 0:27.6 | She's an ancient dragon, and it was my fate at only four days old. |
| 0:35.6 | I faced the Python as the prophecy foretold. |
| 0:41.3 | I slayed the dragon at the center of the world. |
| 0:46.3 | At sacred Delphi, my destiny unfurled. |
| 0:51.3 | I am Apollo, shining god of the sun |
| 0:57.0 | Oh, and Healer, Micon, Killer. |
| 1:01.0 | Number one |
| 1:02.0 | Dragon Slayer, Dragon Slayer, Dragon Slayer |
| 1:07.0 | Dragon Slayer |
| 1:09.0 | Boweneler Micon Pillar Dragon Slayer Bowen killer Hygon killer |
| 1:11.6 | Number one |
| 1:12.6 | Dragon Slayer |
| 1:14.6 | Dragon Slayer |
| 1:16.6 | Dragon Slayer |
| 1:17.6 | Dragon Slayer |
| 1:20.6 | With golden arrows |
| 1:23.6 | and a bow |
| 1:24.6 | Given by my father |
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