What part did Apollo have in the Trojan war?

Answer 1

Apollo was a God on the Trojan side in the Trojan wars.

According to Homer's Iliad,

Book I: He sends a plague to the Greek camp because the daughter (Chryseis) of one of his priests, Chryses is not being returned to him by Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaians (Greeks). He later repeals the plague when Chryseis is returned.

Book IV: Apollo calls the Trojans to keep fighting and informs them that Achilles is not participating in battle.

Book XVI: When Glaukos is injured, he heals him and gives him courage to go back and fight. Glaukos then goes to fight with his comrades to retrieve the body of Sarpedon who was slain by Patroklos. He later pushes Patroklos back from Troy's walls three times and on the fourth tells him that it is not his destiny, nor Achilles's to sack Troy. Apollo then transforms himself into Hektor's uncle, Asios and encourages Hektor to fight Patroklos, saying he can win glory. Patroklos then accidentally hits Apollo, who was disguised; he then strikes Patroklos's helmet from his head, making him vulnerable & then breaks his body armour allowing Panthos and Hektor to kill him.

Book XXII: Apollo mocks Achilles for chasing him as he is mortal and not a God.

Book XXIII: Apollo puts a dark cloud/mist over Hector's body to keep the sun from it and keep it pure. During the Funeral Games for Patroklos, Apollo knocks Diomedes's whip out of his hand. Then during the Archery competition, he doesn't allow Teucer to shoot the bird that he was aiming for, as he neglected to promise that he would sacrifice lambs to Apollo. However Meriones does promise this and Apollo grants that he shoots the bird.

Book XXIV: Apollo continues to guard Hektor's body, he speaks to the gods and tells them to stop supporting Achilles and make him give Hektor's body back to his wife and to the citizens of Troy.