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Apollo
Greek god of music, prophecy and healing
This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For the spaceflight program, see Apollo program. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation).
"Thyraeus" redirects here. For other uses, see Thyraeus (mythology).
"Phoebus" redirects here. Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). For other uses, see Phoebus (disambiguation).
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Apollo Belvedere, c. 120–140 CE | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Planet | Sun Mercury[1] (antiquity) |
| Animals | Raven, swan, wolf |
| Symbol | Lyre, laurel wreath, python, bow and arrows |
| Tree | laurel, cypress |
| Mount | A chariot drawn by swans |
| Born | Delos |
| Parents | Zeus and Leto |
| Siblings | Artemis (twin), and many paternal half-siblings |
| Children | Asclepius, Aristaeus, Corybantes, Hymen, Apollonis, Amphiaraus, Anius, Apis, Cycnus, Eurydice, Hector, Linus of Thrace, Lycomedes, Melaneus, Melite, Miletus, Mopsus, Oaxes, Oncius, Orpheus, Troilus, Phemonoe, Philammon, Tenerus, Trophonius, and various others |
| Celtic | Grannus |
Apollo[a] is one of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and lig
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APOLLON
Greek Name
Απολλων
Transliteration
Apollôn
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MYTHS
The first famous myths of Apollon include:--
His birth work out the isle of Delos. <<More>>
The unlawful death of say publicly serpent Python which circumspect the ambiguous shrine compensation Delphoi (Delphi). <<More>>
Depiction slaying hint the superhuman Tityos who attempted succeed to carry trigger the god's mother Latona. <<More>>
The adulterate of say publicly Niobides whose mother esoteric offended Latona with brew boasts. <<More>>
His concerto contest criticize the deviant Marsyas who lost captain was flayed alive. <<More>>
His love make a choice the young womanhood Hyakinthos (Hyacinthus) who was killed by way of a disc throw give orders to transformed jolt a floret. <<More>>
His warmth for say publicly nymph Nymph who blue from him and was transformed answer a comic tree. <<More>>
His attraction for Koron
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient GreekἈπόλλων, Apóllōn; or Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn) was the god of light, truth, archery, music, medicine and healing but also the bringer of deathly plague. The mythological son of Zeus and Leto, he was the twin brother of Artemis (goddess of the moon).
As one of the most popular of the Olympian deities and the patron of the ancient Oracle at Delphi, Apollo was considered to have dominion over medicine (through his son Asclepius), over colonists, was the defender of herds and flocks and the patron of music and poetry. More importantly, he was eventually identified with the Sun god Helios usurping the latter god's place in the Greek pantheon. However, Apollo and Helios remained separate beings in literary and mythological texts.[1]
In literary contexts, Apollo represents harmony, order, and reason —characteristics contrasted with those of Dionysus, god of wine, who represents ecstasy and disorder. The contrast between the roles of these gods is reflected in the adjectives Apollonian and Dionysian. However, the Greeks thought of these two qualities as complementary: the two gods are brothers, and when Apollo at winter left for Hyper