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Hyacinthus chose Apollo over the others. He visited all of Apollo's sacred lands with the god in a chariot drawn by swans. So fiercely was Apollo in love with Hyacinthus that he abandoned his sanctuary in Delphi to enjoy Hyacinthus' company by the river Eurotas. He taught Hyacinthus the use of the bow and the lyre, the art of prophecy, and ...
Apollo, in the mortal form of Lester Papadopoulos, serves as the main protagonist of The Trials of Apollo series. In The Heroes of Olympus, Apollo's Roman descendant Octavian promises the god many things for blessing his prophetic skills, which leads to the Olympians' distraction from the true threat of Gaia, and to the resurgence of Python. As ...
Apollo was another god with effeminate features. His cheeks and chin are said to be soft and tender. [71] [72] He was beardless and kept his hair long, giving him a feminine appearance. In one of his myths, he is mocked for draping himself in women's clothing, while his twin sister Artemis was made fun of for appearing manly and rough. [73]
Apollo, the god of the sun, art, music and poetry, is playing music along with his favorites in nature's lap. Ivanov said he wanted to portray “nudity instead of a life class”, in other words, to combine classical beauty with a lively romantic feeling.
Apollo, the god of the sun, art, music and poetry, is playing music along with his favorites in nature's lap. Ivanov said he wanted to portray “nudity instead of a life class”, in other words, to combine classical beauty with a lively romantic feeling.
Male lovers of Apollo (1 C, 12 P) This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 13:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The myth of Cyparissus, like that of Hyacinthus, has often been interpreted as reflecting the social custom of pederasty in ancient Greece, with the boy the beloved of Apollo. Pederastic myth represents the process of initiation into adult male life, [ 3 ] with a "death" and transfiguration for the eromenos.
Hyacinthus ("hyacinth") Larkspur: Apollo: Hyacinthus was a young Spartan prince and a lover of the god. One day, as they were playing a game of discus, Apollo accidentally struck Hyacinthus in the head, killing him. Apollo, distraught, turned the dying prince into a flower bearing his name.