About the myth that tells about the conception of Baby Homer, fathered by the god Apollo, I refer to one of my all-time favorites when it comes to writing footnotes—which does not have to be a tedious thing to do. The footnote I am thinking about is at p. 259 of my book Homer the Preclassic,
https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/3278.9-further-variations-on-a-theme-of-homer#n.20.