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Apollo Temple of Apollo, Corinth, Greece Apollo with lyre Marble relief from the Parthenon showing, from left, Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis seated and draped in flowing garments, displayed at the Museum of the Acropolis in Athens. majolica plate Niche with statue of Apollo by Jacopo Sansovino; in the Loggetta, Venice, 1540. Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Italy, with Mount Vesuvius in the background. burlesque depicted on a phlyax krater Apollo Belvedere, restored Roman copy of the Greek original attributed to Leochares, 4th century bc; in the Vatican Museum, Rome
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Apollo Belvedere, restored Roman copy of the Greek original attributed to Leochares, 4th century bc; in the Vatican Museum, Rome
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Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece.
From Athena to Zeus: Basics of Greek Mythology
James Barry (1741-1806) painting title: The Education of Achilles, oil on canvas by James Barry, c. 1772; in the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. 102.9 x 128.9 cm Alternate title: Chiron and Achilles
Gods, Goddesses, and Greek Mythology
mythology. Greek. Hermes. (Roman Mercury)
A Study of Greek and Roman Mythology
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Apollo: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology - Apollo. Jul 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Butler University - Reconsidering Zeus’ Order: The Reconciliation of Apollo and Hermes (PDF). Oct 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Perseus Digital Library - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - Apollo. Apr 14, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Etymological Aspects of Apollo's Mythology. Sep 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Apollo. Apr 15, 2024
Corrected display issue. Nov 28, 2023
Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Apollo. Nov 17, 2023
Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology - Apollo. Nov 15, 2023
Added cross-references. Apr 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Greek God Apollo and His Mystical Powers. Dec 12, 2022
Add new Web site: Mythopedia - Apollo. Aug 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Greek Gods and Goddesses - Apollo and Daphne. Apr 15, 2022
Corrected display issue. Oct 30, 2020
Add new Web site: Roman and Greek Gods - Apollo. Feb 13, 2019
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Apollo. Feb 13, 2019
Corrected display issue. Mar 14, 2018
Added the deities' Roman names. Jan 17, 2017
Replaced photograph. Aug 07, 2015
Add new Web site: In2Greece - Biography of Apollo. Jul 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Apollo. Jan 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Quatr.us Study Guides - Who was Apollo? Oct 11, 2013
Add new Web site: Texas Beyond History - Apache. Nov 28, 2011
Black-and-white image of Apollo Belvidere removed and several new images of Apollo added. Dec 29, 2010
Added new Web site: Quatr.us - Apache History. Apr 22, 2009
Media added. May 16, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 10, 2007
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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