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Bacchus advised him to wash the magic off in the river Pactolus. Later Midas was called upon to decide whether Pan or Apollo played the most beautiful music, but doubting that Apollo was the best he was given donkey ears. XI: 92-194 [154] Minerva: Virgin goddess of the war, art, wisdom, and science, daughter of Jupiter, and protector of Athens.
The name Apollo—unlike the related older name Paean—is generally not found in the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) texts, although there is a possible attestation in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[(Linear B: ] ๐๐-[) on the KN E 842 tablet, [8] [9] [10] though it has also been suggested that the name might actually read "Hyperion" ([u]-pe-rjo-[ne]).
"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him.
Apollo - Newo Ikkin's pet dog in The Fiction, as well as The Writer's pet dog in The Real. The story of In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 is told by Claudio Kilgannon to Apollo. Chase (The Vishual) - An IRO-Bot built by Jesse, she has the ability to hear the Writer as he writes the story. She uses this gift by giving hints to the characters ...
Baron gives Apollo his name after noticing him walking out of a frozen lake he was swimming in, the sun basking behind his back and his footprints steaming behind him, as a reflection of the ancient god Apollo. After being captured by the Shadow Angels, saving him and the other orphans is Apollo's sole reason to fight with the Aquarion.
Le Bassin d'Apollon (The Apollo Basin), also called the Fountain of Apollo or the Apollo Fountain, is a fountain in the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles, France. Charles Le Brun designed the centerpiece depicting the Greek god Apollo rising from the sea in a four-horse chariot. A pond was dug on the site of the fountain in 1639 called "The ...
Alexikakos (Ancient Greek: แผλεξฮฏκακος), the "averter of evil", was an epithet given by the ancient Greeks to several deities such as Zeus [1] and Apollo, who was worshipped under this name by the Athenians, because he was believed to have stopped the plague which raged at Athens in the time of the Peloponnesian War. [2]
Captain Apollo, portrayed by Richard Hatch, [6] [7] is a Viper starfighter pilot on the Battlestar Galactica, the son of Commander Adama and brother of Lieutenant Athena. The leader of Blue Squadron, Apollo is typically partnered with his best friend, Lieutenant Starbuck .