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  2. Apollo - Wikipedia

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    The name Apollo—unlike the related older name Paean—is generally not found in the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) texts, although there is a possible attestation in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[(Linear B: ] 𐀟𐁊-[) on the KN E 842 tablet, [8] [9] [10] though it has also been suggested that the name might actually read "Hyperion" ([u]-pe-rjo-[ne ...

  3. Theophoric name - Wikipedia

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    For example, names embedding Apollo, such as Apollonios or Apollodorus, existed in Greek antiquity. [ 3 ] Theophoric personal names, containing the name of a god in whose care the individual is entrusted (or a generic word for god ), were also exceedingly common in the ancient Near East and Mesopotamia .

  4. Phoebe (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Phoebe or Phœbe (/ ˈ f iː b i / FEE-bee; [1] Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanized: Phoíbē) is a female name, the feminine form of the male name Phoebus (Φοῖβος), an epithet of Apollo meaning "bright", "shining", and “pure”. In Greek mythology, Phoebe was a Titan associated with the power of prophecy as well as the moon.

  5. Phoebe (Titaness) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek name Φοίβη Phoíbē is the feminine form of Φοῖβος Phoîbos meaning "pure, bright, radiant", an epithet given to Apollo as a sun-god. [2] [3] [4] Phoebe was also an epithet of Artemis as a moon-goddess.

  6. Asclepius - Wikipedia

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    Apollo named the child after Coronis' nickname, Aegle. [10] Phoenician tradition maintains that Asclepius was born of Apollo without any woman involved. [11] According to the Roman version, Apollo, having learned about Coronis' betrayal with the mortal Ischys through his raven Lycius, killed her with his arrows. Before breathing her last, she ...

  7. Phoebus (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Given name. 1.2 Surname. 2 Other uses. ... (also known as Apollo) is one of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. Phoebus may also refer to: People

  8. Paean (god) - Wikipedia

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    In time, Paeon (more usually spelled Paean) became an epithet of Apollo, in his capacity as a god capable of bringing disease and therefore propitiated as a god of healing. [12] Later, Paeon becomes an epithet of Asclepius, the healer-god. [13] Later, perhaps due to his identification with Apollo, Helios was also invoked as "Paion." [1] [14]

  9. Cassandra - Wikipedia

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    Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...