Apollo - Mythopedia
Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians. He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty. Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting. He was commonly represented as a kouros ...
Apollo (Roman) - Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Borrowed directly from Greek mythology, Apollo was a Roman god that inspired music, poetry, and artistic creativity. A law-giver and healer, Apollo brought order to humankind and was the source of all medical knowledge. Furthermore, Apollo served as the chief patron of prophets, the source of the gift of prophecy.
Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
TO DELIAN APOLLO. (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar. As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their seats when he draws near, as he bends his bright bow. But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and ...
Daphne - Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Daphne was a beautiful and virginal nymph, usually represented as the daughter of a river god. Numerous myths tell of how Daphne’s male admirers attempted to conquer her chastity. The most popular of these describes the god Apollo ’s pursuit of Daphne, and how she transformed into a laurel tree to avoid his embrace.
Marsyas – Mythopedia
Mar 23, 2023 · Marsyas and Apollo prepared for the contest. They chose judges (depending on the tradition, the contest was judged by either the Muses, the Phrygian king Midas, the mountain god Tmolus, the people of the nearby city of Nysa, or, as sometimes in art, by Athena). Though both Marsyas and Apollo played beautifully, Apollo was declared the winner.
Python – Mythopedia
Mar 24, 2023 · Python was a huge, monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be a son of Gaia. In many traditions, he served as the original keeper of the oracle at Delphi. When the god Apollo was still young—possibly just a baby—he chased Python down and slew him with his bow and arrows. Afterwards, Apollo established the oracle at Delphi on the site, destined ...
Asclepius - Mythopedia
Jul 10, 2023 · Asclepius’ father was Apollo, the Olympian god associated with healing, prophecy, and the arts. His mother, however, was less certain. According to the best-known version, Asclepius’ mother was a mortal woman from Thessaly named Coronis. But in other versions, she was a Messenian woman named Arsinoe.
Hyacinthus – Mythopedia
Sep 18, 2023 · In myth, Hyacinthus was usually said to be a prince of Sparta, the son of King Amyclas and his wife Diomede. He was noted for his physical beauty and became a lover of the god Apollo. But Hyacinthus was killed prematurely when Apollo accidentally struck him with a discus; in his grief, Apollo turned the blood that flowed from the boy’s body ...
Zeus - Mythopedia
Sep 20, 2023 · Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the household. The numerous other gods of the Greek pantheon were all subordinate to Zeus, and ...
Achilles - Mythopedia
Jul 31, 2023 · In some sources, Paris’ arrow was guided by the god Apollo himself. In the earliest versions of the story, this took place immediately following Memnon’s death: after Memnon had fallen, Achilles pursued the Trojans to their walls and was shot by Paris with the help of Apollo. Wounded Achilles by Filippo Albacini (1825).