Apollo By: Charlie Hosier Biography • Apollo was the god of Music, Poetry, Art, Oracles, Archery, Plague, Medicine, Sun, Light and Knowledge • Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto • Apollo is one of the most important gods • Apollo lived on Mount Olympus Apollo's Symbol • This was believed to be Apollo's symbol along with the bow and arrow The God Of Music • Hermes made a Lyre for Apollo • Apollo became the Director of Choir • Apollos choir was called Muses (Apollon Musegetes) The God Of Archery • Apollo didn't usually use his Archery for war but he once dipped plague onto the tip of an arrow and shot them down at Greeks • Apollo created the bow and arrow • Apollo used his bow and arrow to hunt Achilles heel The God Of Sun • Apollo was very close to the god Helios • Apollo was one of many sun gods • Apollo rode his chariot across the sun and sky • With being the God of Sun, Apollo was also the God of Music The God Of Medicine • Apollo had a strong sense to keep away evil • Some people called Apollo the "Protector" • He created medicine to protect against illness • Apollo is also the bringer of death by his bow and arrows Female Lovers • A lover of Apollo was Daphne, a Nymph and daughter of Peneus • Cupid shot an arrow at Daphne and she fell in love with Apollo • Apollo had many children and female lovers • Most of Apollo's lovers were Nymphs The Protector
• Apollo slayed a dragon Python • Python protected the sanctuary of Python from its lair beside the Castalian Spring • Apollo slayed Python because Python had destroyed crops, sacked villages and polluted streams and springs The God Of Oracle • Apollo was the prophetic deity in the Oracle in Delphi • Apollo was also worshipped in the island of Delos, which was initially dedicated to his twin sister Artemis • Apollo had famous Oracles but his most famous was in Delphi The god of Poetry • Apollo associated a lot of his poetry with his music • Instead of writing poetry he used his lyre Apollos father Zues • Zeus is the father of gods and men • Zeus is the god of thunder and lightning Apollo's Mother Leto • Leto had to go to a island by her self to give birth Artemis • Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo • Artemis was the goddess of hunt and wilderness Sources Freese. "Apollo." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Cambridge University Press, 1911. Web. February 2, 2015. Leadbetter. "Apollo." Encyclopedia Mythica. Encylopedia Mythica, 1997. Web. February 2, 2015