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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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