Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture. He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty.

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 …

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 …

Jul 10, 2023 · Asclepius, son of Apollo, was a physician so skilled that he could even heal the dead. Killed by the gods, Asclepius ultimately became a god himself.

Mar 10, 2023 · Adonis was a young man so handsome that he earned the affections of Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself. His myth ended tragically when he was slain by a boar while hunting.

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 …

Dec 7, 2022 · Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the sun and a god of the day. Crowned with rays of golden sunlight and riding his blazing chariot, Helios …

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 …

Jun 30, 2023 · Overview Orpheus, the “father of songs,” was a musician and hero of Greek mythology. He was the son of the Thracian mortal Oeagrus (or of the god Apollo) and one of …

May 20, 2023 · Pan was the infamous god of shepherds and goatherds who hailed from Arcadia. He was part-human and part-goat, and his days in the woods and countryside were spent …