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- Apollo’s role as the preserver of the body politic was mirrored in his role as the healer of bodies. Via his son Asclepius, Apollo gave humanity the gift of medicine. He also served as the patron of doctors, including the great Hippocrates of Cos (ca. 460-370 BCE).
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Sep 21, 2024 · Apollo’s significance as a god of healing is deeply rooted in Greek mythology and culture. His duality as a source of both health and plague reflects the complexities of human existence. The enduring myths surrounding Apollo’s medical powers continue to resonate today, reminding us of the interconnectedness of mythology, health, and the ...
Oct 4, 2024 · In Italy Apollo was introduced at an early date and was primarily concerned, as in Greece, with healing and prophecy; he was highly revered by the emperor Augustus because the Battle of Actium (31 bce) was fought near one of his temples.
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- In Greco-Roman mythology, Apollo is a deity of manifold function and meaning. He is one of the most widely revered and influential of all the ancie...
- From the time of Homer onward, Apollo was the god of divine distance—the god who made mortals aware of their own guilt and purified them of it, who...
- In Classical mythology, Apollo and his twin, Artemis, were born on the isle of Delos to Zeus and Leto.
- In art, Apollo was represented as a beardless youth, either naked or robed. He was also often depicted with one or both of his two main attributes:...
- Apollo had many love affairs, though most had unfortunate endings. Daphne, in her effort to escape him, was changed into a laurel, his sacred tree;...
Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius. Apollo delivered people from epidemics, yet he is also a god who could bring ill health and deadly plague with his arrows.
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The most famous myths of Apollon include:-- His birth on the island of Delos. < > The slaying of the serpent Python which guarded the oracular shrine of Delphoi (Delphi). < > The slaying of the giant Tityos who attempted to carry off the god's mother Leto. < > The destruction of the Niobides whose mother had offended Leto with her bo...
This site contains a total of 9 pages describing the god, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content is outlined in the Index of Apollo Pages(left column or below).
PARENTS
[1.1] ZEUS & LETO (Hesiod Theogony 918, Hesiod Works & Days 770, Homer Iliad 1.9 & 21.495, Homer Odyssey 6.100 & 11.318, Homeric Hymn 27 to Artemis, Orphic Hymn 35, Pindar Nemean Ode 6 & 8, Pindar Processional Song on Delos, Callimachus Hymn to Artemis & Hymn to Delos, Apollodorus 1.21 & 3.46, Pausanias 8.9.1 & 8.53.1. Hyginus Fabulae 9 & 140, et al) [1.2] ZEUS (Innumerable other sources)
OFFSPRING
See Family of Apollon Below are two graphics depicting Apollon's family tree, the first with names transliterated from the Greek and the second with the common English spellings:-
APOLLO, one of the great divinities of the Greeks, was, according to Homer (Il. i. 21, 36), the son of Zeus and Leto. Hesiod (Theog. 918) states the same, and adds, that Apollo′s sister was Artemis. Neither of the two poets suggests anything in regard to the birth-place of the god, unless we take Lukêgenês (Il. iv. 101) in the sense of "born in Lyc...
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF APOLLO
Classical literature provides only a few, brief descriptions of the physical characteristics of the gods. Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 19 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : "As for the aspect of the god [Apollon], he is represented as unshorn, my boy, and with his hair fastened up so that he may box with girt-up head; rays of light rise from about his brow and his cheek emits a smile mingled with wrath; keen is the glance of his eyes as it follows his uplifted hands." P...
GREEK
1. Hesiod, Catalogues of Women Fragments - Greek Epic C8th - 7th B.C. 2. Hesiod, Great Eoiae Fragments - Greek Epic C8th - 7th B.C. 3. The Homeric Hymns - Greek Epic C8th - 4th B.C. 4. Pindar, Odes - Greek Lyric C5th B.C. 5. Aeschylus, Suppliant Women - Greek Tragedy C5th B.C. 6. Herodotus, Histories - Greek History C5th B.C. 7. Ctesias, Persica - Greek History C5th B.C. 8. Plato, Phaedo - Greek Philosophy C4th B.C. 9. Apollodorus, The Library - Greek Mythography C2nd A.D. 10. Apollonius Rhod...
ROMAN
1. Hyginus, Fabulae - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D. 2. Hyginus, Astronomica - Latin Mythography C2nd A.D. 3. Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 4. Ovid, Fasti - Latin Poetry C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 5. Ovid, Heroides - Latin Poetry C1st B.C. - C1st A.D. 6. Virgil, Georgics - Latin Bucolic C1st B.C. 7. Pliny the Elder, Natural History - Latin Encyclopedia C1st A.D. 8. Seneca, Troades - Latin Tragedy C1st A.D. 9. Statius, Thebaid - Latin Epic C1st A.D.
BYZANTINE
1. Photius, Myriobiblon - Byzantine Greek Scholar C9th A.D. 2. Suidas, The Suda - Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.
- Music, prophecy, healing, archery
- Zeus and Leto
- Mount Olympus
- Lyre, bow
Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo was often called “Paean,” a name that emphasized his ritual function as a god of healing and protection. This was a very ancient name—perhaps even more ancient than the name Apollo. Another alternative name for Apollo was Phoebus, one of the god’s most popular epithets.
Jul 19, 2024 · Known as “The Healer”, Apollo’s contributions to medicine highlight his importance in matters of health and wellbeing. He is credited with teaching mankind the art of healing, a skill of utmost importance in ancient Greek culture.
Jul 25, 2019 · Apollo was a Greek god associated with the bow, music, and divination. The epitome of youth and beauty, source of life and healing, patron of the arts, and as bright and powerful as the sun itself, Apollo was perhaps the most loved of all the gods.
