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Apollo

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God of light

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His most famous epithet, Phoebus, translates to "bright" and emphasizes his radiant, illuminating nature

God of music

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Apollo playing the lyre (similar to the harp)

God of healing

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Paean was a healing god, but this title, or epithet, was eventually given to Apollo, who was seen as a physician to the gods.

God of archery

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often associated with him through his twin sister Artemis

God of prophecy

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Apollo's prophetic abilities were most famously manifested through the Oracle at Delphi, considered the spiritual and literal center of the world by the ancient Greeks

Son of Zeus

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Greek god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods

Son of Leto

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Titaness of motherhood, childbirth, and modesty, and also a minor Olympian goddess

Apollo's twin sister Artemis

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goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, the moon, and chastity

Laurel tree

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symbolic of Apollo

Dolphin

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symbolic of Apollo

Crow

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symbolic of Apollo

Bow and Arrow

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symbolic of Apollo

Defeat of serpent python

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Honored with the Pythian Games

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Theatre in Delphi

Apollo and Pythia

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Communicated his will through Pythia at Oracle of Delphi

Leader of the Muses

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directed their choir and acted as the divine patron of music and dance, a common theme in ancient Greek art and literature.

Father of Asclepius

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god of medicine and healing

Protector of youth

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overseeing the transition from childhood to adulthood and safeguarding young people's well-being and education.

Linked to religious law and civic order

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a major divine authority for religious law and order, acting as an interpreter of divine will and a god of purification

Victory at Delphi

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established his prophetic authority

Symbol of artistic and intellectual pursuits

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Symbol of truth and clarity

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Represented harmony and balance

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Feared for his power over life and death

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Apollo's power over life and death is expressed through a significant and complex duality, he can bring deadly plagues with his arrows, but also use them to heal and avert evil

Frequently depicted in sculpture and vase art

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Central to ancient Greek epic poetry and hymns

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Daphne and Apollo

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The root of how the Laurel became Apollo's sacred plant

Connected to Helios

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Helios is the original god of the son

Apollo and Hyacinthus

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associated flower with Apollo is the Hyacinth, which, in myth, sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus after Apollo accidentally killed him