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Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu. [2] As the patron deity of Delphi (Apollo Pythios), Apollo is an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle and also the deity of ritual purification. His oracles were often consulted for guidance in various matters.
Other Greek divine figures, most notably Apollo, were adopted directly into Roman culture, but underwent a distinctly Roman development, as when Augustus made Apollo one of his patron deities. In the early period, Etruscan culture played an intermediary role in transmitting Greek myth and religion to the Romans, as evidenced in the linguistic ...
The Greek name ΦοΞ―βη PhoíbΔ is the feminine form of ΦοαΏβος 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.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount ...
Many of the Greek deities are known from as early as Mycenaean (Late Bronze Age) civilization. This is an incomplete list of these deities [n 1] and of the way their names, epithets, or titles are spelled and attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B [n 2] syllabary, along with some reconstructions and equivalent forms in later Greek.
Apulu (Etruscan: πππππ), also syncopated as Aplu (Etruscan: ππππ), is an epithet of the Etruscan fire god Εuri [3] [4] [1] [5] [6] as chthonic sky god, roughly equivalent to the Greco-Roman god Apollo.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (/ Λ l iΛ t oΚ /; Ancient Greek: ΛητΟ, romanized: LΔtαΉ pronounced [lΙΛtΙΜΛ]) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo and Artemis. [1] She is the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe, and the sister of Asteria.