Apollo (Απολλων) one of the major Greek gods was god of light, art and divination. He is the son of Zeus and Leto was born on Delos, where his mother, followed by the jealousy of Hera, had taken refuge. - Apollo (Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων / Apollo Apollo in Latin) is the Greek god of song, music and poetry. He is also the god of purification and healing, but can the plague to bring his bow; Finally, c, is one of the main gods capable of divination consulted, among others, to Delphi, where he made his oracles by the Pythia. He was also honored by the Romans who very quickly accepted without changing its name. It is also called Phoebus and Phoebus, "brilliant", but it should not be confused with Helios, the sun god. It is often with his bow and arrows, or with a lyre is shown then calls it "citharède". It is also called the Muses "musagète" Who carries. Loxias nicknamed "l; Oblique" is awarded for the ambiguity of his sayings. Apollo is the Middle Ages and in modern times the sun god, patron of music and art. In the nineteenth century, it symbolizes the ground, clarity and order, typical of the "Greek spirit" is considered contrary as to the excesses and the Dionysian enthusiasm. Thus, one could write of him that it is "the most Greek of all the gods," and that "no other god n a comparable role in the development of the Greek way of life played."
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