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11 apr 2023 · Apollo was the son of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek pantheon, and Leto, a descendant of the Titans. In myth, he and his twin sister Artemis were born on the island of Delos, the only place on earth that would give Leto shelter when Hera, Zeus’ jealous wife, sought to prevent her from giving birth.
8 mar 2023 · Apollo and his lyre are the subject of this colorful fresco adorning a Roman house in Pompeii. Carole Raddato CC BY-SA 2.0. Apollo usually carried a lyre, his favorite musical instrument, and was often portrayed as a beardless youth. Described as “shining” and “the sun,” he was sometimes depicted with rays of light emanating from his body.
13 apr 2023 · Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals. She was typically regarded as one of the major Olympians, numbered among the so-called “Twelve Gods.”. In art and literature, Artemis was often imagined hunting in the forest with her bow. While her twin brother Apollo represented reason and order, Artemis signified the ...
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 ...
8 mar 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.
7 dic 2022 · Leto, sometimes still known by her Latin name Latona, was one of the daughters of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. She was a lover of Zeus, with whom she mothered the radiant twins Apollo and Artemis —thus incurring the wrath of Zeus’ jealous wife Hera. According to the common tradition, Hera pursued Leto across the earth, forbidding any land ...
27 feb 2023 · Apollo came into the world wrapped in white and clutching a bronze sword. The twins were natural archers, and fiercely protective of their mother. Together, Apollo and Diana hunted the terrible creature known as Python that had so pursued their mother. Eventually, they managed to lure the creature to Delphi—and its doom.
23 mar 2023 · Marsyas and Apollo prepared for the contest. They chose judges (depending on the tradition, the contest was judged by either the Muses, the Phrygian king Midas, the mountain god Tmolus, the people of the nearby city of Nysa, or, as sometimes in art, by Athena). Though both Marsyas and Apollo played beautifully, Apollo was declared the winner.
7 dic 2022 · Helios, often known simply as “the Titan,” was the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. He served as both the god of the sun and the sun personified. Every day, Helios drove his chariot across the sky to bring light to the world. In one myth, Helios’ rash son Phaethon tried to drive the blazing chariot himself, but he lost control of the ...
9 mar 2023 · These included Apollo (as Apollo Delphinios), Asclepius, Hermes, Pan, and Zeus (as Zeus Meilichios and Zeus Panamaros). Other Worship: Magic Papyri, Curse Tablets, and the Chaldean Oracles Given her associations with magic, it is no surprise that Hecate was often invoked on the fringes of religious worship that dealt in magic, spells, and curses.
