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The etymology of Apollo is uncertain. Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors. Thus, Plato in Cratylus connects the name with ἀπόλυσις "redeem", with ἀπόλουσις "purification", and with ἁπλοῦν "simple",[3] in particular in reference to the Thessalian form of the name, Ἄπλουν, and finally with Ἀει-βάλλων "ever-shooting". Hesychius connects the name Apollo with the Doric απελλα, which means "assembly", so that Apollo would be the god of political life, and he also gives the explanation σηκος ("fold"), in which case Apollo would be the god of flocks and herds. It is also possible[4] that apellaiderives from an old form of Apollo which can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means "father lion" or "father light". The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb απολλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy".[5] It has also been suggested[6][7] that Apollo comes from the Hurrian and Hittite divinity, Aplu, who was widely evoked during the "plague years". Aplu, it is suggested, comes from the Akkadian Aplu Enlil, meaning "the son of Enlil", a title that was given to the god Nergal, who was linked to Shamash, Babylonian god of the sun. Notes: 3. The ἁπλοῦν suggestion is repeated by Plutarch in Moralia in the sense of "unity".
4. Burkert so holds; Greek Religion p.144
5. Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Apollo
6. de Grummond, Nancy Thomson (2006) "Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend". (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
7. Mackenzie, Donald A. (2005) "Myths of Babylonia and Assyria" (Gutenberg) --from Wikipedia
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Who are Apollos the Greek god kids?
none
Who is the greek god apollos siblings?
Artemis, twin sister
What does the name Zeus mean?
It is the name of the supreme god of the greek pantheon; it has no other meaning.
What was Apollos job?
He sorted poo why would you put something like that
What was apollos purpose?
Apollo was the ancient Greek god of prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, archery, and the protection of the young.
Who was the greek god Apollos enemy's?
Aphrodite
Who are Apollos the Greek god kids?
none
What was the greek god Apollos power?
Apollo was the greek god of the Sun, Medicine and poetry.
What were some of the greek god Apollos interests?
nothing
What was the Greek god Apollos possessions?
A lyre and a curved bow
Who is the greek god apollos siblings?
Artemis, twin sister
Who is Apollos roman form?
The Greek god Apollo was adopted by the Romans. He retained his name which was latinised as Apollo. There were several versions of the name in Greek; Apollon, Apellon and Aploun.
What was Apollos god?
Apollo was a Greek god, the son of Zeus and Leto. He was the god of light, the sun, truth, and prophecy.
Where is the greek god apollos temple?
It is at Delphi. If you want more specific, Google it
What are the names of the greek god apollos brothers and sisters?
Apollo, greek goddess of the sun, had one sister, whose name was Artemis, goddess of the moon and the Hunt.
What is the Greek god Apollos religion?
Either you mean if Apollo had a religion - which he did not, as a god himself worship another god. Or what the religion that worshiped Apollo was called, the worship of many gods (such as the Greek ones, of which Apollo is one) is called "pagan", the cult worship of Apollo was widespread.
What does the greek mythology name thor mean?
Thor was not a Greek god. He was the Norse god of thunder.
