THE GREEK GOD
APOLLO
BY: Alexander A. Restum
APOLLO’S DESCRIPTION, SACRED ANIMALS , AND
WEAPON
WHAT DOES APOLLO LOOK LIKE
Apollo is a youthful male God that has curly golden hair, blue eyed, and a muscular
build. He is usually wearing Greek robes and laced sandals or he was depicted as bare
foot. To spot Apollo from other Greek gods look for a Greek harp or lyre he's holding.
WHAT IS APOLLO’s WEAPON AND ANIMAL
Apollo’s sacred animas is the crow, and wolf.
Apollo’s weapon is the bow and arrow called
the Golden bow and arrows.
APOLLO’S DOMAIN
Apollo rules over the arts, prophecy, oracles, music, archery, poetry, sun or
light, healing, medicine, and disease.
APOLLO’S FAMILY
Apollo’s mother a mortal woman Leto.
Apollo’s twin sister Artemis and his father is Zeus
Apollo has many wives, husbands, and chidren so I’ll only state a
few.
Apollo had female divine wives like Hecate goddess of witchcraft, Hestia goddess of the
hearth, and Daphne a important nymph in mythology. Theirs also Kalliope, Mousai,
Ourania, and Thaleia which are four of the nine Mousai or Muses. He had mortal female
wives like Khione a princess of Phokis, Hekabe a queen of Troy, Akalle a princess of
Krete, and Thero a lady of Boiotia. Apollo also had men as lovers like Adonis
a prince of Kypros, Hyakinthos a prince of Lakedaimonia, Hymenaios a prince of
Magnesia, and Kyparissos a prince of Keos. Some of Apollo’s divine children are Asklepios
the god of medicine, Aristaios is the patron of beekeeping, olive oil manufacture, and
Estsian winds, and Skylla a monstrous Sicilan Sea-Nymphe. Some of
Apollo's mortal children are Apis king of Argos, Phoibe a princess of messenia, and Ion
the prince of Athens.
APOLLO’S FLAWS
Apollo flaws are (like his father) he falls in love with anyone he likes (which
were a lot of people) which usually results in fighting for Apollo or tragedy to
his lovers caused by Apollo.
Apollo had a hard time losing competitions.
Apollo would also lose his temper if provoked.
ALLIES OF APOLLO
The allies of Apollo would include the minor and major
Gods of Olympus except Hera who doesn’t like Apollo
because she is married to Zeus who went out had a child
with another woman and cheated on her. So she takes
out her madness on him. Other allies would be his many
children, lovers, and people who pray to him for help.
Out of all the gods Apollo and his sister
Artemis work together the most to fight or
hunt or help each other out.
WHERE WOULD YOU
FIND APOLLO AND
WHO WOULD HE BE
HELPING
Apollo would most likely be in Olympus or in a temple of his
own.
On Olympus he would be entertaining the other gods through
music , poetry, and art.
On Earth and Olympus Apollo would be helping other gods too
On Earth he may also teach mortals music, archery, poetry, art,
medicine, and healing.
WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS OF
APOLLO
The symbols of Apollo are the lyre (Greek harp), rays of light, Apollo's
golden chariot, and a crow of laurel leaves.
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