apollo

Greek God Apollo


 * Apollo the Greek God of Sun.**

Apollo is the Greek God of prophecy, music, intellectual pursuits, healing, plague and the sun. Leto and Zeus are Apollo's parents and Artemis is Apollo's twin sister. Apollo is one of the most important Olympian Gods. He replaced Titan Helios as the Sun God.

Apollo was worshiped in ancient Greece and the Roman religion. Apollo is in charge of the sun. He is also in charge of culture in various forms, such as music, poetry and literature. Apollo became dominion over colonists and as the patron defender of herds and flocks. Animals that are associated with Apollo was the Great White Cattle. Fours day after Apollo was born he killed the chthonic dragon, Python. Apollo was a God of great strength. He was known to be unforgiving and quick to bring death to people who stood against him. Apollo was also a healer who drove out illness.

Apollo was worshiped throughout the Greek World at Delphi every four years they held Pythian games in his honor. In art, Apollo is at most times picked out as a young handsome man. There are many sculptures of Apollo, the most famous one is him declaring victory in favor of Lapiths in their struggle against the Centaurs. Apollo, along with his father, had many love affairs with goddess and mortals. Apollo was inspired for the nymph Daphne. Daphne was the beautiful daughter of the river god Ladon, and she was constantly followed by Apollo. To try and escape from Apollo's behavior, she fled into the mountains, but Apollo was very persistent and followed her. Daphne asked the river god for help and as soon as Apollo tried reaching out to her, she turned into a laurel tree. Apollo also loved another nymph named Cyrene. Apollo and Cyrene had a son, Aristaeus, a demi god who became the protector of cattle and fruit trees.

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