Apollo – He was an Archer, a Healer and a very good athlete. he played the golden lyre, His oracle at…
Apollo has many attributes, but he wasn't originally the chariot-riding sun god Helios. He was god of prophecy, healing, music, archery, light, and truth, the twin brother of Artemis (Greek) or Diana (Rome) who became associated with the moon.…
Hermes was the messenger of the gods. He was the son of Zeus and Maia. Hermes was known for his winged sandals and winged hat. He had a son named Pan, who turned out to be half man and half goat. His mother, Dryope, was terrified. Symbols for Hermes include wings, and the…
Introduction: Hi. I am about to talk to you about a Greek God named,Apollo. Apollo was an olympian god of music,poetry, prophecy, youth, healing, and the aversion of plague and harm. Apollo’s Roman and Greek name are the same they are both Apollo. Apollo is usually found in is Mt.Olympus. He has a lot of Myths that say he has been is Mt.Olympus for over 56 years!! Which is actually a lot of years to stay in one place. Apollo has 8 powers and they are Truth, Academia, Prophecy, Poetry, Archery, Disease, Medicine and Music.Apollo had a lot of relatives. His mom was named Leto. His dad was named Zeus. He had a twin sister named Artemis. He had a couple of wife/Lovers named Daphne, Princess Koronis, Huntress Kyrene, and Youth Hyakinthos. He had 50 children. Some other family/Relatives Apollo had was Hades, Hestia, Poseidon, Demeter, and Hera.…
In the Greek and African myths, Hermes and Legba are both messengers of god. Hermes, through is intelligence, makes a convincing appeal to Zeus who gives him the duties of “making of treaties, the promotion of commerce, and the maintenance of free rights of way for travelers on any road in the world” (165). Even though the myth started out with Apollo fiending…
Apollo, who is also referred to as Apollon, was a Greek Olympian god. His mother was Leto, a bride of Zeus. Apollo was a god of prophecy, healing, disease and plague, music, song and poetry, archery and he protected young life. He had ultimate power as a god. Ultimate power is defined as Gods are considered immortal and in control of lesser life forms (Theoi Greek Mythology, 2000-2007). Apollo had invented the flute and the lyre. Suprisingly, he had built the walls of Troy while simply playing the lyre. The Theoi Greek Mythology (2000-2007) stated, Apollo guarded the cattle of Laomedon in the valleys of Ida. In these two examples,…
Apollo - Beautiful god of the light, medicine and music. Apollo represents order, harmony, and civilization…
olive tree, which she said to have created, is sacred to her. She was noted for…
Aphrodite, and Demeter. Ares is the god of war. His symbol is a boars head. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and skill. Her symbols are an olive branch and an owl. Hermes is the god of messengers and thieves. His symbol is a pair of flying shoes. Dionysus is the god of wine. His symbol of power is grapes. Apollo is the god of music, poems, and healing. His symbols are the lyre and laurel tree .…
When I first learned about the Greek god Apollo in my Classical Mythology class, he reminded me of Oliver Queen. Oliver Queen is a character from one of my favorite television show called “Smallville”. He inherited a big industrial empire from his parents when they passed away. He was a playboy who did not care to give back to the society and only did what pleases him. One day, when Oliver was out on his boat, he was pushed overboard into the sea by an employee. After being marooned on an island, he learned to hunt and improved his survival skills. He later found a small settlement on the island and saw that some of the islanders were cruelly disposed of in a nearby well. It shocked him and he became focused on avenging their deaths. He resorted to making his own weapons and pursued the escaping men in the boats, who turned out to be drug dealers. His stamina and skills helped him overcome them, and was later able to turn them over to the police. Oliver had his first taste of crime fighting then. He vowed to change the world for the better with the resources he had. He became a vigilante under the name of “Green Arrow”. ("Comic Vine") I think that Oliver Queen and Apollo seems so alike yet different at the same time. I believe that they will make a great comparison to each other.…
Many of these acts stemmed from his numerous love affairs and "his failure to win a women he desired or of his lovers being unfaithful to him." (Wickersham) The first among these women is Coronis. She was beautiful, and Apollo fell in love with her and she became pregnant. Coronis did not love Apollo and had an affair. Angry, Apollo sent Arte"mis to kill Coronis. As Artemis lay Coronis's body on the funeral pyre, Apollo had pity and took his unborn son Asclepius from her body. (Wickersham) A second lover of Apollo was Cassandra. Apollo loved Cassandra and gave her the gift of prophecy. After bestowing the gift, Cassandra refused Apollo, and he denied giving her the gift. Although her prophecies were always true, no one ever believed her. (Hamilton,292) Apollo also fell in love with a sibyl. Sibyls were prophets who spoke riddles inspired by Apollo and other gods. "The most famous of these prophets was the Cumaean Sibyl." (Wickersham) Apollo offered to grant her any wish if she would make love to him. Cumaean picked up a handful of sand and asked to live as many years as grains of sand she held. After Apollo granted her wish, Cumaean refused him. As punishment, Cumaean was granted a long life, but she did not have youth. As Cumaean grew older, she grew smaller and smaller. (WIckersham.) Many of Apollo's other acts of destruction were forms of punishment. This was the case when Midas was chosen to be the judge in a music…
Hermes was the Greek god of commerce, athletes, literature, poetry, invention, trade, roads, boundaries, shepherds, merchants, music, luck, riches, good fortune and travellers. His name 'Hermes' literally means 'boundary marker'. He is quick acting, cunning, adventurous and reflected as a trickster for his ingenious personality. Hermes the second youngest of the Olympian gods, is son of Zeus and the mountain Nymph Maia, goddess of clouds, one of the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and one of the Pleiades. As a god, he was the swiftest, nobody could go anywhere faster than Hermes.…
In the time of ancient Greeks many people believed in certain Gods and Goddesses and their mythological stories. Among the many gods and goddesses there was Athena, Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war. Also there was Apollo, God of the sun, music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. Apollo’s twin sister Artemis Goddess of hunting and archery. Then there’s Poseidon, God of the ocean and brother to the most powerful God of them all, the God of all Gods, Zeus. However, there was only one specific God that mortals and even Gods feared, the brother of Poseidon and Zeus. He was the ruler of the underworld and the dead; he went by the name of Hades.…
When an author alludes to Apollo, they are trying to portray a character with an extreme amount of skill and someone who places great value in the truth. He or she will always be honest, and only cares for the truth. This character would have a great amount of friends, as well as people who look up to him or her. This character is very determined, and always follows through to make sure their task is accomplished. He or she would most likely be portrayed in a very positive view. This character is equally amazing and well off on the outside as the inside. Overall, this character embodies the perfect person; protective, handsome, selfless, and…
Zeus was the king of all the Olympians, as well as the god of thunder, weather, and omens. Hera was Zeus's wife, and she was considered the ideal woman. She was also the goddess of marriage and family. Ares was Hera and Zeus's son. He was the god of war, and he was widely disliked by the other gods because of his quick tempered-aggression and the way he needed to have conflict. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, and she used this power to her benefit. Her mother, Hera, wanted her to marry Hephaistos, the god of fire and crafts, but Aphrodite had other plans for herself. She had affairs, including those with Ares, Hermes, and Dionysos, Hermes was the god of trade, wealth, luck, language, and travel. He was incredibly clever, and he was also the messenger to the gods. Dionysos was the god of wine, merriment, and theatre, and he was described as the most colorful of the gods. Demeter was one of the oldest goddesses, and she looked over farming, and was compared to Mother Nature. Artemis was the goddess of hunting, and her brother Apollo was considered one of the favorite gods, being the patron on civilized arts. Poseidon was Zeus's brother, and he was the god of the seas. He also brought earthquakes and destruction when his temper got the better of him. Hades was the other brother of Zeus, and his job was to maintain the dead and the…