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Apollo
Greek god of music, art, light, prophecy, oracles, knowledge, healing, diseases, poetry, dance, herds and flocks, and archery
Apollo has a complex role as a deity for he is both the healer and the destroyer. He is known to be warm at heart and is fond of delighting others with music, namely by playing a lyre. Apollo is also deeply connected with all forms of art for he is a lover of beauty and emotion, and in fact, he is so deeply connected with the arts that the Muses are his attendees.
As a healer, Apollo is known to visit humans suffering from plagues and epidemics so he can heal them. Though as destroyer, he is given the name “the god who punishes and destroys (oulios) the wicked and overbearing”. All sudden deaths of men, whether they were regarded as a punishment or a reward, were believed to be the effect of the arrows of Apollo; and with the same arrows, he would send out plagues. In mythology, a story tells that four days after his birth, Apollo went to mount Parnassus, and there killed the dragon Python, who had pursued his mother during her wanderings. The circumstance of Apollo being the destroyer of the wicked was believed by some of the ancients to have given rise to his name Apollo, which they connected with apollumi, “to destroy."
In my personal experiences with this god, Apollo is an elegant, refined, and sophisticated gentleman who’s eloquent words reflect his role as a god of the arts. He is deeply compassionate and protective of those he cares for, making his heart golden like the sun itself. Though he does in fact get wrathful towards injustices and is not afraid to seek the destruction of the cruel.
| Symbolism of Apollo |
| Personal Associations |
| Some of his epithets |
| Offerings |
Musical instruments, bows and arrows, artwork, poetry, prose, music sheets, hand-made crafts, chamomile, sunstone, citrine, bay leaves, divination tools, golden jewelry, yellow or gold candles, images of the Sun, images of his sacred animals, laurel, marigolds, sunflowers, pottery, wine, tea, and classical music.