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 …

TO DELIAN APOLLO (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar. As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their …

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 …

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 · Orpheus was the most famous musician of Greek mythology. His music had power over all living things—though he could not save his bride Eurydice from death.

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 …

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 …

Feb 27, 2023 · Diana was the Roman goddess of the hunt, unspoiled nature, and the boundaries separating wild from civilized, living from dead. Master of the bow, she roamed the wilderness …

Sep 21, 2023 · Cumae was a colony on the Campanian mainland, founded by Greek settlers around 740 BCE. The city had a rich and important history; it eventually entered myth as the …