Greek Mythology

Apollo (Pronounced: a-pole-lo)

 

 

 

Family:    Son of: Zeus and Leto

 

               Siblings: Artemis, his twin

 

             Father of: Aristaeus
                              Asclepius
                              Phoibe
                              Hilaeira 
                              Troilus
                              Orpheus

 

               Consort: 

 

Status: One of the Twelve Olympian Gods.

 

Title: God of the Sun, Truth and Prophecy, Healing, Music,                   Poetry and Archery.

 

Weapon of Choice: Golden Bow and Arrows.

 

Symbols of Apollo: Lyre - Represents his aptitude with music.

                                   Laurel Tree - Represents Apollo's love for                                            Daphne.

 

Sacred Animal(s): Wolf - Represents power, cunning and                                                 family.

                                Raven - Represents ill omens and bad news.

 

Places of Worship: The Temple of Apollo is located Delphi, Greece. It was built around the 7th century B.C.E and has been rebuilt twice. It was rebuilt in the 6th B.C.E after it was destroyed in a fire and agina when a earthquake made it collapse in 373 B.C.E.

 

Roman Counterpart: Apollo