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Apollo Apollo Greek Name:Greek Name:

Phoebus Apollo Phoebus Apollo Roman Name:Roman Name:

Apollo Apollo Description:Description:

God of Sun, Truth, God of Sun, Truth, Music, Healing, Music, Healing, Arts, Archery, and Arts, Archery, and divinationdivination

Epithets for ApolloEpithets for Apollo::- Apollo - Apollo Epikourios Epikourios - the Helper- the Helper- Apollo - Apollo Hekatebolos Hekatebolos - who strikes from - who strikes from

afarafar- Delian Apollo - born on the island of - Delian Apollo - born on the island of

DelosDelos- Apollo - Apollo Hyperboreos Hyperboreos - worshipped by the - worshipped by the

northmennorthmen

Attributes Apollo’s symbols :- bow and arrows, on

his head a laurel crown, and the cithara (or lyre)

Apollo's motto:- "meden agan“ [nothing in excess]- "gnothi sauton“

[know yourself]

The Birth of Apollo

The son of Zeus and Leto Outraged Hera Hera would not allow Leto to bear her

children No shelter for Leto Fear of Hera's notorious

retribution Island named Delos The twin, Apollo and

Artemis was born

YouthYouth

The vicious dragon The vicious dragon Python in Delphi Python in Delphi

Related to Leto,Related to Leto,

ApolloApollo’’s mom s mom PunishmentPunishment

- to serve King Admetus - to serve King Admetus for nine years for nine years

Python, a child of GaiaPython, a child of Gaia

Love Affairs

Nymph Daphne- The daughter of the River God

Ladon- The River god Peneus - A laurel tree

Cassandra- The daughter of Hecuba and

Priam- The gift of prophecy- Rejection- A curse

Apollo During the Trojan War• Greek encampment• A resue• Aphrodite tried to rescue Aeneas but

Diomedes injured her as well• Aeneas was then enveloped in a cloud

by Apollo, who took him to Pergamos, a sacred spot in Troy. Artemis healed Aeneas there.

• Apollo is also to have been said to have aided Paris in the killing of Achilles

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