According to a Greek legend, the soul of Apollo, the god of music and poetry, passed into a swan.So some people say the souls of all good poets passed into swans.

• 据古希腊传说，天鹅的身体里有诗歌与音乐之神阿波罗的灵魂，后有人推而广之，说所有大诗人的灵魂都附在天鹅身上。