Apr 11, 2023 · Etymology. As with most Greek deities, the etymology of the name “Apollo” has mysterious origins. It does not appear in the Linear B tablets, the earliest surviving texts of …

Mar 8, 2023 · Apollo was the Roman god who inspired prophecy, poetry, music, and medicine. Incorporated directly from the Greeks after a plague devastated Rome, he was both the …

Dec 7, 2022 · Leto was the beautiful daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. As one of Zeus’ numerous lovers, she gave birth to Apollo and Artemis, two of the most important gods of the …

Dec 8, 2022 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this …

Sep 18, 2023 · Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo. When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his …

Mar 23, 2023 · Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia. A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest. Upon …

Mar 24, 2023 · Python was a serpent of extraordinary size, sometimes said to have been the first guardian of Delphi. When Apollo was still young, he slew the terrible monster with his arrows …

Mar 8, 2023 · Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a Greek river god. In her most famous myth, she was desired by the Olympian god Apollo and was only able to escape his …

May 2, 2023 · The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia. The play depicts Orestes’ trial and …

TO APOLLO (1–5) Phoebus, of you even the swan sings with clear voice to the beating of his wings, as he alights upon the bank by the eddying river Peneus; and of you the sweet-tongued …