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Delos … a rocky, barren island

Delos … a rocky, barren island. Today, Delos is primarily an archaeological site. The contractual nature of Apollo’s relation to his birthplace, the island of Delos. Delos before Apollo What Delos gains if she accepts to serve as Apollo’s birthplace

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Delos … a rocky, barren island

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  1. Delos … a rocky, barren island

  2. Today, Delos is primarily an archaeological site

  3. The contractual nature of Apollo’s relation to his birthplace, the island of Delos Delos before Apollo What Delos gains if she accepts to serve as Apollo’s birthplace Unhonored, unfrequented Honored by Apollo and his worshippers Poor in natural resources Rich from foreign pilgrims Deserted Permanent seat of Apollo’s worship

  4. Apollo’s Chief Attributes which he claims at birth • The bow (he is the archer god) • The lyre (he is the god of music) • He utters the word of Zeus (he is the god of oracles)

  5. Apollo’s most famous oracular shrine

  6. Remains of Apollo’s temple at Delphi

  7. Apollo’s defeat of the dragoness (Python) reenacts (on a smaller scale) Zeus’ defeat of Typhoios

  8. The Pythia: Priestess of Pythian Apollo

  9. Seating on the oracular tripod, the Pythia would inhale the fumes emanating from the floor of the temple andwould channel the word of Apollo in a language that would then get translated by priests standing close by.

  10. West Pediment of Temple of Zeus, Olympiadepicting the Centauromachy

  11. What remains today of the West pediment

  12. The East pediment of Temple of Zeus, Olympiadepicting the fatal chariot race between Oinomaos and Pelops

  13. Pelops on left, Zeus in center, Oinomaos on right

  14. Apollo’s pose, function, role again a parallel to those of his father Zeus: they both serve here as arbiters of justice, defenders of order

  15. From the “preface” of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo Before him, as he goes through the hall of Zeus, the gods tremble and rise up all from their thrones as he approaches and draws his shining bow. But Leto alone abides by Zeus, who delights in the thunderbolt, and she unstrings Apollo’s bow and closes his quiver. Then taking with her hands from his mighty shoulders the bow, she hangs it on the pillar beside his father’s seat from a peg of gold and leads him to his throne and seats him there, while the father welcomes his dear son and gives him nectar in a golden cup. Then do the other gods welcome him from where they sit, and Lady Leto rejoices, in that she bore the lord of the bow, her mighty son.

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