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Apollo, Latin Apollo, also Phoibos, the beautiful young Greek god of light, also equated with the sun god Helios, son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis, born on Delos.
As God of prophecy, he gave men, e.g. Cassandra, the same gift. He killed the dragon Phyton at Delphi and set up his sanctuary there. His priestess, the Pythia, inspired by him, gave prophecies (oracles). As the most important oracle god, Apollo had many oracle sites in Greece and Asia Minor. Apollo was the god of order and clarity, spiritual life and the arts, especially music and song, therefore often depicted with the lyre he received from Hermes.
Apollon Musagetes (= Musenführer) was Lord of the nine Muses. He punished the satyr Marsyas, who competed with him in flute playing. After his victory, he skinned Marsyas alive. His blood became the river of the same name. The Schindung of Marsyas was especially represented in painting (Tintoretto, Rubens, Tiepolo).
Apollo was still considered the god of healing. His son of Koronis is the god of healing Asklepios. Even today, future doctors swear Hippocrates' oath to Apollo, Asklepios, Panakeia and Hygieia.
National Archaeological Museum Athens, Inventory No. 223th Roman copy of a bronze original dated 440 B.C.
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