Apollo | |
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God of oracles, healing, archery, music and arts, light, knowledge, herds and flocks, and protection of the young | |
Abode | Mount Olympus |
Symbol | Lyre, laurel wreath, python, bow and arrows |
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Consort | Daphne, Kyrene, Cassandra, Calliope, Coronis, Thalia, Leucothea, Hyacinth |
Children | Asclepius, Troilus, Aristaeus, Orpheus, Korybantes |
Parents | Zeus and Leto |
Siblings | Artemis, Aeacus, Angelos, Aphrodite, Ares, Athena, Dionysus, Eileithyia, Enyo, Eris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Heracles, Hermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses, the Moirai |
Apollo is a god in Greek mythology, and one of the Twelve Olympians. He is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis. He is the god of healing, medicine, archery, music, dance, poetry, prophecy, knowledge, light and the sun. He is the leader of the Muses. He also is a god of prophecy, and his Oracle at Delphi is very important. He also is the god of justice. During the 5th century BC, Apollo became also known as the god of Sun, becoming one with the god Helios, and getting the name Phoebus. He is shown as a handsome young man, wearing a laurel wreath and playing the lyre or kithara. It is known as his symbol. His other symbols include the raven.