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11 de abr. de 2023 · Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians. He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty. Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting. He was commonly represented as a kouros ...
8 de mar. de 2023 · Borrowed directly from Greek mythology, Apollo was a Roman god that inspired music, poetry, and artistic creativity. A law-giver and healer, Apollo brought order to humankind and was the source of all medical knowledge. Furthermore, Apollo served as the chief patron of prophets, the source of the gift of prophecy.
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. But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and ...
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. And so hail to you, lord! I seek your favour with my song.
8 de mar. de 2023 · Daphne was a beautiful and virginal nymph, usually represented as the daughter of a river god. Numerous myths tell of how Daphne’s male admirers attempted to conquer her chastity. The most popular of these describes the god Apollo ’s pursuit of Daphne, and how she transformed into a laurel tree to avoid his embrace.
18 de set. de 2023 · In myth, Hyacinthus was usually said to be a prince of Sparta, the son of King Amyclas and his wife Diomede. He was noted for his physical beauty and became a lover of the god Apollo. But Hyacinthus was killed prematurely when Apollo accidentally struck him with a discus; in his grief, Apollo turned the blood that flowed from the boy’s body ...
10 de jul. de 2023 · Asclepius, the son of Apollo and a mortal princess, was one of only a handful of figures in Greek mythology who was worshipped as a hero as well as a god. He grew up to be a renowned physician, so skilled that he even had a cure for death. But his talents (especially his ability to raise the dead) threatened the order of the cosmos, leading ...
24 de mar. de 2023 · Python was a huge, monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be a son of Gaia. In many traditions, he served as the original keeper of the oracle at Delphi. When the god Apollo was still young—possibly just a baby—he chased Python down and slew him with his bow and arrows. Afterwards, Apollo established the oracle at Delphi on the site, destined ...
9 de fev. de 2023 · Cassandra, sometimes known as Alexandra, was a Trojan princess and seer. She was the most beautiful of the daughters of Priam and Hecuba and the twin of Helenus. Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy, but when she rejected his amorous advances cursed her so that nobody would believe her. In literary accounts following Homer (who never ...
27 de fev. de 2023 · Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt, unspoiled nature and the animals that inhabited it. Shunning the company of mortals and gods, Diana preferred the solitude of the forests and kept the company of nymphs and woodland creatures. A master of the bow, Diana was the greatest of all hunters. A maiden for all her days, she preserved her ...
