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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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In Greek mythology who are Apollos children?
Kleopatra, Parthenos, Philammon, Asklepios, Aristaios, Teneros, Iamos, Chairon, Linos, are all of them I think ;)
Why did Apollo send a plague to the greek camp in Iliad book 1?
The men had been having affairs with women and one of the girl's father was a priest for Apollo.
What Greek myths did the Greek god Apollo appear in?
Apollo gets angry that Orion is hunting with his sister Artemis and later tricks her into killing Orion. Orion is then hung in the stars.
Apollo favorite hobbies were sitting down playing music next to a tree
Apollo was never married, but he did have liaisons with numerous
mortal and immortal women (and mortal men).
His female loved ones (and their children by him) were:
- Daphne, an nymph, who, after being shot by Eros with a leaden arrow,
hated the very idea of love, prayed to saved from Apollo and turned
into a tree before he could reach her;
- Leucothea, a mortal princess, whose love affair was betrayed to her father
by her own sister, Clytia;
- Marpessa, a mortal woman, who, when Zeus made her choose between
Apollo and and a mortal, Idas, chose Idas she knew Apollo would
grow tired of her when she grew old;
- Castalia, a nymph, who fled from him and dove in a pool
which was later named after her;
- Cyrene, mother of Aristaeus, who became the patron deity
of cattle, fruit trees, hunting and bee-keeping;
- Hecuba, queen of Troy and mother of Troilus;
- Cassandra, Trojan princess, whom he promised the gift of prophecy
if she would be his lover, but who later rejected him and was cursed
to always see future tragedies and never be believed;
- Coronis, Lapithian princess and mother of Asclepius,
the future god of medicine and healing;
- Creusa, mother of Ion, priest of Apollo (in Euripides' play Ion);
- Acantha, the spirit of the acanthus tree;
- Thalia, Muse and mother of the Corybantes (according to the Biblioteca,
a summary of Greek mythology).
Who was Greek god Apollo's family?
Apollo was born to Zeus and Leto; with a twin sister, Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
What role did Apollo play in ancient greeke?
Apollo was Artemis' twin.
Apollo was the sun god. He would ride his golden chariot through the sky and make the sun rise, then set. His symbol is a lyre.
Who is the grandmother of Apollo and Artemis?
Their grandmother on their Leto's side is Pheobe. Their grandmother on Zeus's side is Rhea.
There are two Titan goddesses that would fit this description. The first one is Rhea, the grandmother of Artemis and Apollo on their father Zeus' side. She was the wife of Kronos. The other Titan goddess that would fit this description is Phoebe, the grandmother of Artemis and Apollo on their mother Leto's side. She was the wife of Coeus.
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He was the father of Paul Revere. Apollos Rivoire changed his name to Paul Revere and named his son after him. this answer is wrong dont go to this site
Was Sherman Hemsley on Live at the Apollo?
Yes. He performed a song called Let's Party from the only album he ever produced.
What was the plague that Apollo put on the Greeks?
Apollo didn't spread a single plague over the Greeks. Instead, he shot infected arrows at the soldiers during to Trojan War.
An anonymous Athenian used to record his Delphic hymn in honor of the Greek god Apollo?
a stone tablet
How did Apollo end up with blonde hair if neither his mother or his father have blonde hair?
In Greek mythology, Apollo's hair was described as golden, not blonde. This was meant to symbolize his radiant and divine nature. The color of his hair was believed to be a reflection of his beauty and connection to the sun.
What did Apollo the Greek god give to mortals?
He is god of prophecy, light, art, music, medicine, plague, healing, Archery, and is the second Great God of the Sun (the first being Helios). He, as well as his son Asclepius (another god of healing) along with Hermes comprise the 3 most important Gods of Medicine in the Greek Pantheon. When infuriated, one of Apollo's most fearsome acts is to launch arrows of plague into his enemies. As God of healing, he could bestow or deny health and wellbeing.
Who were the parents of Apollo?
Zeus and Leto. Zeus was married to Hera at the time, so when Hera found out that Zeus slept with Leto and was giving birth to twins, she prevented any land mass from letting her give birth on their land. One island had just been formed so Hera didn't know about it, so Leto gave birth their to her two children, Artemis and Apollo.
