Apollon Olympia bust Museum Olympia Replica, 25 cm, 2,4 kg
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Apollo, also Phoibos, the beautiful young Greek god of light,
is also equated with the sun god Helios, son of Zeus and the Leto, twin brother of Artemis, born in Delos.
As God of prophecy, he bestowed the same gift upon men, e. g. Cassandra. He killed the dragon Phyton near Delphi and established his sanctuary there. His priestess, the Pythia, who was inspired by him, gave prophecies (oracle). As the most important god of oracle, Apollon possessed many oracle sites in Greece and Asia Minor. Apollon was the god of order and clarity, of spiritual life and the arts, especially music and singing, often portrayed with the lyre he received from Hermes.
Apollon Musagetes (= Musenführer) was lord of the nine muses. He punished Satyr Marsyas, who measured himself against him in the flute playing in musical competition. After his victory, he skinned Marsyas with a living body. His blood became the river of his eponymous name. The degradation of the marsya was especially depicted in painting (Tintoretto, Rubens, Tiepolo).
Apollo was considered to be the god of healing. His son of Koronis is the god of salvation Asklepios. Even today, prospective doctors swear the oath of Hippocrates on Apollon, Asklepios, Panakeia and Hygieia.
Apollon is depicted as the central figure of the western gable at the Zeustempel in Olympia. This bust of the Apollon of Olympia was reproduced in a reduced size.
The apollon figure of the western gable is dated to 470-457 BC. Exhibit of the museum in Olympia.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.