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Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu. [2] As the patron deity of Delphi (Apollo Pythios), Apollo is an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle and also the deity of ritual purification. His oracles were often consulted for guidance in various matters.
Illustration of a coin of Apollo Agyieus from Ambracia, depicting the conical representation of the god.. Agyieus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγυιεύς, romanized: Aguieus means 'he of the street' [1]) was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo describing him as the protector of the streets, public places, and the entrances to homes. [2]
Dryops was the son of the river god Spercheus and the Danaid Polydora, [2] or of Apollo by Dia, daughter of King Lycaon of Arcadia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As a newborn infant, he was concealed by Dia in a hollow oak-tree. [ 5 ]
The Apollo Omphalos (Ancient Greek: Ἀπόλλων ἐπὶ τοῦ Ὀμφαλού) is an ancient Roman marble copy of a Greek original bronze sculpture in typical early Archaic period style, depicting Apollo, the Greek god of music, medicine, and prophecy.
Pages in category "Male lovers of Apollo" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Hippolytus (Greek myth) Hyacinth (mythology) Hymen (god) I.
Lycius (Ancient Greek: Λύκιος, romanized: Lúkios, meaning 'Lycian' or 'wolf-like') is a minor Babylonian figure in Greek mythology, who features in two minor myths concerning the god Apollo. He was originally a man born to a wealthy family who disobeyed the orders of Apollo, thus becoming a white raven. Later the god made him his watchman.
Greek traditions and writing reference five different temples built at Delphi throughout history. Scholars like Henry J. Middleton have argued that the first three temples were constructed before the creation of the Homeric poems and before the cult of Apollo was established at Delphi. [7]
A statue of the Apollo Lykeios type at the Louvre. The Apollo Lyceus (Greek: Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος, Apollōn Lukeios) type, also known as Lycean Apollo, originating with Praxiteles [1] and known from many full-size statue and figurine copies as well as from 1st century BCE Athenian coinage, is a statue type of Apollo showing the god resting on a support (a tree trunk or tripod), his ...