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The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...
German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter discovered a temple known as the Sanctuary of Apollo at the ancient city of Tamassos in Cyprus. Inside, he found hundreds of statues — but after he finished ...
There was a “richly furnished” sanctuary, built to honor the god Apollo, officials said. “It was furnished with a lavish abundance of votive statues numbering in the hundreds, some of which ...
he stole fellow god Apollo’s cattle, consequently becoming the protector of thieves, shepherds, cattle, and merchants. Excavations at the site also uncovered pieces of other statues, including ...