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Apollo
Apollo exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apollo's Origin | Apollo's origin is unknown. Many scholars believe he came from Asia Minor |
| What is Apollo known as? | The name "Lycian" from Lycia is sometimes given to Apollo |
| Apollo was already a great god when the Greek Alphabet was introduced. | True |
| Who does Apollo share Delphi with? | Dionysus |
| Where does Apollo travel during the winter? | Apollo travels north during the winter to be with the hyperboreans "people of the north wind" |
| What is Apollo's origin from with the sun? | Apollo is sometimes called the sun god during the classical period, even though in his origin has no connection with the sun. |
| What did Artemis come to represent? | Dark and the Moon |
| Who is Leto? | Zeus's Mistress and Apollo and Artemis's Mother |
| What was Hera's Curse on Leto? | No land that sees the light of day shall receive her children |
| What are the names of the floating islands that received Leto? | Delos and Ortygia |
| Why were the floating islands able to receive Leto? | They bobbed above and below water, making them exempt from Hera's curse. |
| The sacred palm that Leto grasped was a landmark outside the elaborate temple complex that sprang up on Delos during the Classical Period. | true |
| What happened between Apollo and Python? | Hera released the giant Tityus from the earth to rape and kill Leto. Apollo shoots down the giant with his arrows. |
| Importance of Delos | By the time Homer wrote the Odyssey, Delos was already famous for being the birthplace of twins. It became a popular burial site for prominent Greeks. |
| What happened to Delos? | After the Peloponnesian War, in the 6th century BCE, "no one was allowed to die or give birth on the island ". Delos became a trade port under the rule of Rome and eventually the island become deserted |
| Apollo and Delphi | Apollo's role in prophecy was associated with the oracular shrine to him at Delphi located on Mount Parnassus near the Corinthian Gulf. |
| Who did Apollo become the God of? | Apollo became the god of Greek elite aristoi, he became a projection of their own self-image |
| What are Apollo's most common attributes? | Lyre, Bows and arrows and the arts |
| Delphic Oracle | The oracle at Delphi functioned under Apollo for over a thousand years (c.800 BC- 390 Ad) |
| Why was the Delphic Oracle important? | The Delphic Oracle was the most renowned Oracle of the Ancient World |
| Delphi's location was regarded as the center of the world, a location determined by Zeus when he sent out the two eagles | True |
| Scholars speculate that the slaying of Python is symbolic of the cult of Apollo overthrowing a cult at the same site. | true |
| Scholars speculate that the slaying of Python is symbolic of the cult of Apollo overthrowing a cult at the same site. | She was a female priestess who would become possessed and give her prophecy |
| What's the truth about the Delphic Oracle? | Ancient traditions report that she inhaled vapors from a chasm to achieve a state of ecstasy |
| What was foretold to King Croesus from the Delphic Oracle? | Croesus was seeking War advice on the Persians. The oracle said, "if you want to make war with the Persians you will destroy a mighty empire". King Croesus thought this meant he would destroy the Persians and ended up destroying his empire. |
| The love life of Apollo | Loved Daphne, a nymph, and Princess Cassandra of Troy. |
| What happened to Daphne? | Apollo chased her and she begged her father to turn her into a laurel tree to get away from him. |
| Who is Apollo's Son? | Asclepius, God of Medicine |
| Asclepius's origin story | While pregnant with Asclepius, Coronis was unfaithful with another mortal. Apollo found out and seized the child from her womb and delivered him to the centaur who raised him |
| What is the name of the Centaur that raised Asclepius? | Chiron |
| What did Chiron teach Asclepius? | Medicine and how to raise the dead |
| What is Asclepius often pictured with? | a single snake wrapped around a staff |
| Why is Apollo known as the God of Humanity? | He has superior knowledge of human affairs and often combats evil forces which bring disease and plague |
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