Apoll Apollo: The Most Famous Greek God

Apollo was worshipped as a mouse daemon in ancient Troy and Greek islands. It was thought that when he was in a bad mood he would cause an invasion of mice spreading diseases, and when he felt good he would destroy them. He was also a gifted musician and would play his music on his lyre for the other Olympian gods. He was an oracular god which meant he could predict prophesy through the Delphic Oracle. He did have some children, such as Asclepius and Orpheus, and he was born along with his twin sister Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Apollo was the most important Greek God of his time, he had the most important jobs of all the gods in humans eyes, he would drive the sun across the sky each day. Apollo was one of the most complex gods as he was the god of many things from oracles to medicine. …show more content…
He was born on the island of Delos along with his sister Artemis, from his mother the Titaness Leto and his father Zeus, king of the gods. He also had four children Asclepius, Troilus, Aristaeus, and Orpheus. Apollo was a stunningly strong god who was very handsome with luscious blonde hair, “In art Apollo is at most times depicted as a handsome young man, clean shaven and carrying either a lyre, or his bow and arrows” (Leadbetter 1). Some of his powers are the godly attributes, those that all gods possess such as immortality, immune to harm. He is also stronger than the average Olympian, can shapeshift into any form, and can mentally see events in the future. However, he did have a weakness for the ladies and would fall under their