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Apollo
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and twin to his sister to Artemis. He is the great Olympian god of prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, archery, and the protection of the young.
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Why was Apollo an oracular god?
Apollo was considered an oracular god because he was believed to have the power to predict the future and provide prophecies through various mediums, including oracles such as the famous Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle of Delphi was a priestess who channeled Apollo's prophecies to those seeking guidance or information. This association with prophecy and divination led to Apollo being seen as an oracular god.
Who was the Apollo theater named after?
The Apollo Theater was named after the Greek god Apollo, who was associated with music, poetry, and the arts. The theater has been a historic venue for African American performers, showcasing talent in music, comedy, and dance.
a lyre is a musical stringed instrument well known for its use in classical antiquality.
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A lyre is a musical stringed instrument well known for its role in classical antiquity as a symbol of wisdom and moderation, a gift attributed to Apollo, and an instrument to accompany public recitation or song.
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In ancient Greece, a lyre was used as an accompaniment to singing or recitation of short poetry or prose. Thus, the instrument usually symbolizes Lyric Poetry or Song -- thus our use of the term "lyrics" when referring to the words of a song.
Lyrical poetry refers to short, expressive poems. Haiku is the shortest form of lyrical writing, written in three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. It has been defined as "Bottled Poetry"! Of Japanese origin, haiku traditionally invokes an aspect of nature or the seasons. Look up Basho, the 17th C. poet who elevated haiku to its highest form. While traditional Japanese haiku focuses on nature and the place of humans in it, some modern haiku poets (in Japan and the West) consider a broader range of subject matter, especially with the urbanization of the 20th C. and its impact on the globe. English teachers find haiku an appealing way to introduce poetry to students: a fifth grader won a local contest with her haiku: Evaporation/ Condensation's next in line/Precipitation. Another middle-schooler entered and won with Clean and beautiful/Look at our precious water/Remember! Conserve! Even in cartoon form, such as MTV's "Beavis and Butthead," the teacher assigned haiku and asked the students to read theirs aloud. Of course, Beavis and Butthead were unprepared. Butthead, noted for his nervous laugh "heh, heh"-- when called upon, stammered Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, / Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, / Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh.for which he was mistakenly commended by the teacher for his coincidental 5-7-5 form!
When poets wish to express serious, noble themes, they use the Ode, a lyrical form that allows the writer to emote, usually full of high praise and elevated, lofty expression of deep feelings. Odes celebrate a person, event, or some inspirational thing, written in an exalted style, traditionally with an ABABCDECDE rhyme scheme. Say the word "ode" and most everyone thinks Ode to a Nightingale or Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats! Although seldom used in the 20th C., Allen Tate in Ode on the Confederate Dead and Wallace Stevens in The Idea of Order at Key West made successful, highly personal use of the form.
Another common lyric is the Elegy, a poet's meditation on life and death, usually inspired by the death of a famous person or a close friend or relative, or caught by such solemn moments as life's transience or its sorrows. Though "elegy" first reminds one of earlier poets --Gray, Swinburne, Browning, Whitman, Swift, Milton, Donne, et. al. studied in many a literature class -- modern poets, too, use(d) elegaic expression to seek the meaning of life when struck by death or solemnity: Auden's In Memory of W. B. Yeats, Dylan Thomas's And Death Shall Have No Dominion, Kenneth Koch's A Momentary Longing to Hear Sad Advice from One Long Dead. An elegy (or funerary dirge) can also be a musical piece to lament a death.
Now, back to the instrument, the Lyre itself is also a metaphor for the skill and work/ writing of a Poet. When poets use the lyre metaphorically in their poems, they are often appealing to the improvement of their craft, as in Shelley's Ode to the West Wind: "Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is..." or "I wish to tune my quivering lyre / To deeds of fame and notes of fire" -- from Byron's Hours of Idleness: To His Lyre. Octavio Paz (1990 Nobel Laureate for Literature) wrote El Arco y La Lira(The Bow and the Lyre) in 1956, a major work on poetics. Edith Sodergran's poetry Septemberlyran (The September Lyre) reflects her reaction to the Bolshevik Russian Civil War that bordered her village, written in poetic language that helped shape the Modernist movement of the early 20th C. and profoundly influenced the Swedish literary canon.
And to conclude with the lyre simply as a musical instrument, it looks very much like a hand-held, U-shaped, smaller version of a harp, but it is not strummed or plucked by hand the way a harp is played. The lyrist or lyre player places one hand in back to still the unplucked strings... while the other hand plucks the notes string by string with a plectrum.
How many priestesses did Apollo have?
They are not numbered in a single year of Greek history; and certainty there were many unnamed and unnumbered if there were lists to be found.
Hera persecuted Apollo's mother Leto in jealousy of Zeus' attentions. She sent the dragon Python to kill Leto. Apollo killed Python. Then Hera sent the giant Tityos to kill Leto. Apollo threw the giant into Tartarus, where he is tortured daily.
Apollo killed the Cyclops for fashioning Zeus' thunderbolt that killed Apollo's son Asclepius.
Apollo guided the arrow that killed Achilles, who murdered Apollo's son Trolius.
Apollo took the side of Troy during the Trojan War, making enemies of the Greeks.
Niobe, the queen of Thebes boasted of her superiority to Leto because she had fourteen children to Leto's two. Apollo and Artemis then murdered all of her children. Amphion, their father was also killed by Apollo in some versions, while Niobe turned to stone.
Apollo also killed Coronis, the daughter of Phlegyas, King of the Lapiths, for falling in love with someone else when when pregnant with Apollo's child. Her father burned the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in revenge. Apollo then killed him too.
Apollo turned Zephyrus into the wind in revenge after Zephyrus killed Apollo's lover Hyacinthus.
Apollo gave orders for Orestes to kill his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus after she had killed his father.
Apollo killed the Aloadae, giant sons of Poseidon, when they tried to storm Mount Olympus, home of the gods.
Apollo turned Cephissus into a sea monster.
Midas dissented as to who won a musical contest between Apollo and Pan; he felt that Pan had won. In return, Apollo changed Midas' ears to that of a donkey.
Apollo flayed Marsyas the satyr alive for daring to challenge him to a musical contest. Apollo won.
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Apollon is the Greek name, and Apollo the Roman - but basically they are the same, for in Greek myth rarely does anyone put the 'n' at the end.
There are different versions which show the death of Achilles. A famous myth tells that Paris show an arrow which Apollo guided into Achilles heel.
I would disragard the above answer...before Apollo took over the sun god duties they belonged to Helios and before him they belonged to a titan. Some say that Athena is Zeus first child because Metis (athenas moter) was Zeus first wife and he swallowed her when he found out she was pregnant...Athena grew up inside him so that when he cracked his head open she came out a fully grown women. Hera grew jealus(sp) and gave birth to hephaestus, after which she gave birth to her other children including eilytheia who was mentioned being alive before Apollo and Artemis's birth. (Hera and Zeus other children born before the twins are Ares, Hebe, and Eris.) And the twins are older than Hermes. On another not the older gods birth order was Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and then Zeus. The only god I cant fit is Aphrodite who could have been born from anywhere before Hestia to after Hermes...so who knows.
What two famous sayings were carved on the temple of Apollo at Delphi?
Know Thyself
Nothing in Excess
Did Apollo have any kids or a wife?
Neither Apollo nor Artemis married, so no wife; but Apollo, unlike Athena, did have children.
Why was Apollo the god of music?
THere is no WHY about the Greek gods' responsibilities. They were born with them.
Why is the sun a symbol of Apollo?
In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of the sun, among other things. The sun is associated with Apollo because he was believed to drive the chariot of the sun across the sky each day. So, the sun came to symbolize Apollo's power and divinity.
What did Apollo drive across the sky?
In Greek mythology, Apollo did not drive anything across the sky. The Sun is personified as the god Helios, who drove a chariot across the sky pulled by fiery horses. Apollo is associated with the sun in terms of light and healing properties, but he did not have a direct role in driving the sun across the sky.
The Roman name for Apollo is also Apollo. In Roman mythology, Apollo was known as the god of the sun, light, music, and poetry, among other things.
Apollo significance to greek culture?
i dont know either, im trying to figure that out to for a project. if you figure it out, please let me know
What did Agamemnon have to give Chryses for Apollo to stop killing the Achaeans?
He had to give him his daughter Chryseis back.
The lyre is a common symbol of Apollo, representing music and poetry, which were two of his principal domains. Additionally, the laurel wreath is often associated with Apollo, symbolizing victory and achievement.
There is no historical evidence or myths that mention Apollo having pets. Apollo is typically associated with symbols like the sun, lyre, and laurel wreath, rather than animals.
What education did Apollo have?
Are you talking about Apollo (the NASA mission to the moon) or Apollo (the Greek/Roman god of the Sun)? Neither of these are people, and hence received no "education" as such.
Who were friends of the Greek god Apollo?
Heru was one of Apollos best friend and would hunt together
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What was unusual about the birth of Apollo and Diana?
Leto, when she found she was pregnant with Zeus' children, fled, for she knew the Queen of Heaven (Hera) would soon learn of her husbands cheat, and as Hera could not punish Zeus, she could curse the woman who he'd cheated with. Leto could not give birth to her children on land or sea, and so it is lucky her sister Asteria had fled from the pursuit of Zeus and changed unto a quail and then the island Delos/Ortygia, where Leto had Apollo and Diana (Artemis).
