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Apollo

Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and has a twin sister named Artemis.

Apollo is the god of Music who is portrayed in museum paintings as playing a Golden Lyre. Apollo is the Archer; far shooting with a Silver Bow and the god of Healing who taught the people Medicine.

 

Apollo is the god of Light and of Truth, who can not speak a lie.

 

In Ancient Mythology, one of Apollo's more importaint daily tasks is to harness his Chariot with Four Horses and drive the Sun across the Sky.

 

Apollo is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek World to foresee their future.

Apollo's tree was the Laurel. The Crow was his bird and the Dolphin his animal.

 

Engineering as Art

 

Greek Mythology

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