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What Is Apollo A Greek God
The God I chose is Apollo because he is a big part of Greek mythology and his storylines are cool. Also he is just like most people today. I will also show you how these epics are cool and entertaining. “Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He is also the twin brother of Artemis and they were both born on Delos. Leto was fleeing from Zeus and could not have children on land.”(www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/Apollo.html)Leto went to Delos which wasn't a real island at the time and she had Artemis and Apollo. When Apollo was born he had golden hair and was very athletic. When he was young he was very handsome. “Apollo became a god of many things. Since he was the god of music most people picture him playing a golden lyre. He …show more content…
Apollo could heal and he could also bring disease/ plagues too. Apollo had a son named Asclepius that also could heal too. Soon he became too powerful and could raise the dead. The gods could not allow that so Zeus killed him with a lighting bolt. “Apollo also helped in the Trojan War. He would heal the Greek soldiers and bring diseases and plagues to the Trojan soldiers. Apollo also helped Paris kill Achilles.”(Apollo) Apollo is so brave if you think about it he killed a big Python, he kill a cyclops, and helped kill Achilles. Apollo is such a big part of Greek mythology because he did all this. I wonder what Greek mythology would be like if Apollo weren't in it it would be completely …show more content…
Eros knew that Daphne would not reject him so he shot her with a lead/hate arrow. She then had a unregarded hatred for Apollo and she ran away.”(Roman Gods & Goddesses) Daphne turned into a laurel tree to be away from Apollo and he was heartbroken. “Another example is Cassandra. She pretended to like Apollo just so she could learn the art of prophecy. Hestia chose to remain a virgin and not marry Apollo”.(White, William. Roman Gods & Goddesses).Apollo has been rejected so many times and just needs some true love. Fly tie was of the only girls that liked Apollo and he rejected her. Apollo's sons also had really bad relationships just like their father. As they say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. To conclude this topic, Apollo is like most people today and needs some love in his

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