Apollo
The great god
Who was Apollo?
What is he god of?
Other Facts
Apollo was one of the gods who told the people how to respond and connect with the gods. He told people their future and he help them connect with the gods. Another fact is that with his first love Daphne, Cupid shot him with an arrow making him fall madly in love with her. But at the same time, Cupid shot an arrow hitting Daphne to make her hate/not want to be with Apollo. She ran away from him, but when he finally caught up Daphne called upon Mother Nature and she was turned into a laurel tree. Apollo took a branch form the tree and placed it in his hair becoming one of his signs and to remember Daphne.
Apollo brought medicine into this world, but he could also shoot diseases and sickness with his arrows.
Citations
Websites:
1. "Apollo." Apollo. GreekMythology.com, 1997. Web. 02 Feb. 2016. http://www.men-myths-minds.com/Apollo-greek-god.html
2. " Apollo, Greek Godof Light." Apollo: Greek God of Light. The Goddess Path, 2003-2013. Web. 02 Feb. 2016. http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/apollo.html
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"Apollo • Facts and Information on Greek God of the Sun Apollo." Greek Gods & Goddesses. 2010. Web. 02 Feb. 2016. <http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/apollo/>.
Pictures:
1. Apollo Citharedos. 2nd century. Vatican Museums, Gaius Cassius Longinus’ Villa.
2. Brygos, Potter, and the Briseis Painter. Apollo and Artemis. ca. 470 bc. Tondo of an Attic Red-figure Cup.
3. Animalia Life. Swan. 2014.
4. National Geographic Partners, LLC. Common Raven. 2016.
5. Precourt, B. Red-Figure Vase Painting. 2005.