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Apollo – Mythopedia Etymology As with most Greek deities, the etymology of the name “Apollo” has mysterious origins It does not appear in the Linear B tablets, the earliest surviving texts of Greek civilization, written in a syllabic script during the Greek Bronze Age (ca 1600–1100 BCE)
Apollo (Roman) - Mythopedia Apollo was the Roman god who inspired prophecy, poetry, music, and medicine Incorporated directly from the Greeks after a plague devastated Rome, he was both the bringer of and guardian against pestilence
Marsyas – Mythopedia Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris
Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO DELIAN APOLLO (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their seats when he draws near, as he bends his bright bow
Homeric Hymns: 21. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO APOLLO (1–5) Phoebus, of you even the swan sings with clear voice to the beating of his wings, as he alights upon the bank by the eddying river Peneus; and of you the sweet-tongued minstrel, holding his high-pitched lyre, always sings both first and last
Hyacinthus – Mythopedia Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his blood into the hyacinth flower
Phoebe - Mythopedia Greek Hesiod (eighth seventh century BCE): Phoebe’s genealogy is outlined in the Theogony Aeschylus (ca 525 524 BCE–456 455 BCE): In the first lines of the tragedy Eumenides, Phoebe is said to have been the one who gave the oracle at Delphi to Apollo
Python – Mythopedia Python was a serpent of extraordinary size, sometimes said to have been the first guardian of Delphi When Apollo was still young, he slew the terrible monster with his arrows and established his famous oracle on the site
Homeric Hymns: 25. To the Muses and Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO (1–7) I will begin with the Muses and Apollo and Zeus For it is through the Muses and Apollo that there are singers upon the earth and players upon the lyre; but kings are from Zeus
Admetus – Mythopedia Admetus, son of Pheres, was the king of Pherae in Thessaly He had a reputation as a just and hospitable ruler and was a favorite of the god Apollo When it came time for Admetus to die, his wife Alcestis was permitted to die in his place—though in the end she too was restored to life