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APOLLO

APOLLO. God of Light and Music and Purity. http://www.theoi.com/image/img_apollon.jpg. Birth of Apollo. Born from Zeus and Leto in Delos Hera tried to prevent birth Has twin sister, Artemis Both known for archery. http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/j/djk189/apollo_artemis.jpg.

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APOLLO

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  1. APOLLO God of Light and Music and Purity http://www.theoi.com/image/img_apollon.jpg

  2. Birth of Apollo • Born from Zeus and Leto in Delos • Hera tried to prevent birth • Has twin sister, Artemis • Both known for archery http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/j/djk189/apollo_artemis.jpg

  3. Relationship to Dionysus • Dionysus was god of drunkenness, delirium, and madness • Was opposite of Apollo • Seen as brothers by many Greeks http://www.carnaval.com/saturnalia/apollo-vs-dionysus.jpg

  4. Oracle at Delphi • Apollo killed Python at Delphi • Thus Oracle at Delphi told his prophecies – became important sanctuary to him • Representative of his prophetic attributes

  5. Marsyas • Marsyas challenges Apollo to a music contest • Apollo challenges Marsyas to sing and play at the same time • Marsyas plays the flute… • …thus Marsyas gets flayed • Sets up Apollo as the ruling figure on music and poetry

  6. Personality • Proud: takes pride in his skills • Prone to revenge: kills Cyclops, arrows of plague in Trojan War http://atheism.about.com/library/graphics/ApolloBelvedereDraw1898-s.jpg

  7. Defining physical attributes • Known for his eternal youth and “kouros” – beardlessness • Braided hair • Often pictured together with Artemis

  8. More defining aspects… • “Kithara” – harp/lyre • Bow & arrow • Laurel tree • Sacrificial tripod • Animals: crows, cicadas, snake http://www.maicar.com/GML/Apollo.html

  9. Epithets • Phoebus Apollo • Known as most philosophical god • “Farshooter” • “Worker from afar” • “The Physician” • Delphinios • “Pythios” http://www.utexas.edu/courses/introtogreece/lect16/dApolloBelveder.jpg

  10. Too much info… • Most interesting fact about Apollo: • Known as the premiere god of chasing little boys around!

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