Apollo

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Apollo: God of Many Things Apollo is often depicted as a handsome, young man. He is often shown holding a bow and arrows or a lyre. Apollo is the god of music, prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery, poetry, dance and light. He is sometimes associated with the sun god, Helios. It was believed that he could spread diseases with his arrow, as well as prevent diseases with it. His mother, Leto, was not allowed to give birth to Apollo on land because Zeus' wife, Hera, found out that Zeus…

Apollo: Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places Considered the “…the most Greek of all the gods” (Hamilton 25), Apollo is the god of the sun, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, plague, archery, and truth. This makes him a powerful god amongst the Olympians and leads to extensive praise from mortals. This kind of importance places Apollo at the center of countless myths where his power and prestige shine through. Fathered by Zeus, and born to Leto, Daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, Apollo and his…

models and names. Many scholars today state that Apollo is one of the most important gods because of the many areas the he is the god of. He is used many ways in todays culture. This research paper will show his story, the ways he was used in Greek and Roman times, and how he is used today. Apollo was originally shown as being very young and immature. He was the son of Zeus and Leto. Hera, Zeus's wife, was mad and wouldn't let apollo be born on Mount Olympus. He and his twin sister Artemis, were…

Apollo, the god of music and healing: Mighty Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. The Greeks believed the god was humanlike who influenced lives of all Greeks. Although the Greeks had a group recognized as deities. They didn’t have any organized religion or religious beliefs. They even have a word for religion. Apollo was also an oracular god (holding or claiming the authority of an oracle). Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated. Several towns…

Apollo was the God of Music and Archery. You would think all gods would be humble and not expect much of people. This doesn’t apply to Apollo. I would describe Apollo as selfish because of his constant talk about how they should do everything possible to get his powers back, while there are other priorities.There is also the fact that even though he is not a God, he still wants things from other people.These are things only very needy and selfish people do and so far, Apollo has shown to be one…

The God Apollo (Both Greek and Roman forms) is known as one of the main Gods of Olympus. Apollo is also known in his Greek form as Phoebus. Over the years of the Greek and Roman empires he was an important figure of worship and belief. In this essay I will talk about Apollo's origin, his appearance, abilities, and stories about him. Apollo’s origin started on the Island of Delos. An affair of Zeus forced the Titaness Leto to hide from the wife of Zeus, Hera because she cursed Leto to not give…

Apollo 13 is an exciting movie and a true story. I read the book before watch movie. The story was so much challenging for the three astronauts and they survived their life from death. Astronaut Neil Armstrong is fist man on the moon and his foot down to moon at July 20, 1969. Buzz Aldrin was second astronauts who go with Neil. They flew with Apollo 11. When they landed on moon, people watched Neil and Buzz on the television. People are excited about men who was on the moon and five year old…

the Apollo program from 1961-1972, with its main goal to put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The Apollo program was named after the Greek God, after the Mercury mission, but who was Apollo the God? Was Apollo that important that NASA deemed him fit enough to be a set of space missions? In fact, he was. Apollo was the God of more than eight different things, he has a very strong background, and he took part in many myths. Imagine being good looking and a master of many…

In 2004, the Cleveland Museum of Art purchased Apollo the Python-Slayer (figure one) which they believe to be the only surviving piece from the Greek sculptor Praxiteles. After the purchase, questions arose regarding the authenticity of the museum’s claims as well as the murky history of how this piece was procured and how it was found in Germany in the 1980’s. Scholars agree that Apollo is ancient, but are irresolute of the label the sculpture should don. Two arguments sprung from the display…