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In Homer, Paeon [2] was the Greek physician of the gods. In Iliad V he heals the wounded Ares and Hades with his herbal lore.In time Paeon (or Paean) became an epithet ("byname") of Apollo as a god capable of bringing disease and propitiated as a god of healing.
The meaning of the epithet "Lyceus" later became associated with Apollo's mother Leto, who was the patron goddess of Lycia (Λυκία) and who was identified with the wolf (λύκος). [ 31 ] Phanaeus ( / f ə ˈ n iː ə s / fə- NEE -əs ; Φαναῖος , Phanaios ), literally "giving or bringing light"
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
In the Hellenistic period, Nabu was sometimes identified with Apollo as a giver of prophecies. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] : 71 As the god of wisdom and a divine messenger, Nabu was linked with the Greek god Hermes , the Roman god Mercury , and the Egyptian deity Thoth .
Apollon may refer to: . Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry; Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club; Apollon Smyrnis F.C., a Greek football club from Athens
The Delphic Apollo had strong northern links with the solar deity of the Baltic, from where amber came. He travelled on his white swans to the Hyperborean of the cold North during winter. This is a mythological relict of the economic role of the central and northern European periphery during the Bronze Age.
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A thesaurus or synonym dictionary lists similar or related words; these are often, but not always, synonyms. [15] The word poecilonym is a rare synonym of the word synonym. It is not entered in most major dictionaries and is a curiosity or piece of trivia for being an autological word because of its meta quality as a synonym of synonym.