Who is Apollo? Apollo is the greek god of many things and twin brother of the goddess of the hunt, Artemis. Apollo is the god of prophecy, music, colonization, medicine, archery (as a sport), poetry, dance, art, light, plague, knowledge, intellectual inquiry and is the carer of herds and flocks. In late Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo was also the God of the Sun. Apollo played a big part in Greek Mythology, because the citizens of Greece knew that if they didn’t respect the god of the sun, they were done for, considering he made the sun rise every morning. The citizens also believed he played a very big part in the Trojan War. “According to Homer’s Illiad, Apollo played a major part in the Trojan War. He infected the Greek encampment with a plague and aided Paris in killing Achilles.” (greekgodsandgoddesses.net) Apollo was also loved by all his fellow gods and goddesses and the only one who ever did anything rude to him, was when Hermes pranked him by stealing his cattle. …show more content…
It changes depending on the tale and how it is told. There are a few traits, though, that he is very well known for. For example, his creativity. He is said to very creative, because he was a god of many forms of art, including poetry, dance, music and studio art. It was also said that he was the god who gave mankind the gift of medicine science. Another thing Apollo was well known for was his honesty. Because of this, he became a very popular prophet. People would travel from all around to seek out his knowledge and prophecies. There was a temple at Delphi, Greece that Apollo and his group of prophets would use to communicate with people. It was said they would tell a priest - or priestess - a prophecy and they would retell it to the person who it was about. Apollo was also known for his youthful beauty. He was always depicted with a clean face and very fit body. He is said to be the most beautiful god - besides Aphrodite, of