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Grannus was a healing spring god, later equated with Apollo. [56] [57] [58] Apollo Maponus. A god known from inscriptions in Britain. This may be a local fusion of Apollo and Maponus. Apollo Moritasgus ("masses of sea water"). [clarification needed] An epithet for Apollo at Alesia, where he was worshipped as the god of healing and, possibly, of ...
At Monthelon, Grannus is called Deus Apollo Grannus Amarcolitanus [2] ("The one with a piercing or far-reaching look" [10]), and at Horbourg-Wihr Apollo Grannus Mogounus. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] In all of his centres of worship where he is assimilated to a Roman god , Grannus was identified with Apollo , [ 3 ] presumably in Apollo's role as a healing or ...
The Homeric Hymn to Hermes (c. 500 BC) has the god Hermes divide a sacrifice of two cows he has stolen from Apollo, into twelve parts, on the banks of the river Alpheus (presumably at Olympia): Next glad-hearted Hermes dragged the rich meats he had prepared and put them on a smooth, flat stone, and divided them into twelve portions distributed ...
The god was venerated as Apollo Belenus at the curative shrine of Sainte-Sabine (Burgundy), where he was invoked by pilgrims seeking cures for their sickness. If Belenus is interpreted as meaning 'shining, brilliant', it can be compared to the Celtic epithet Vindonnus (from * windo - 'white'), attached to Apollo as a deity who restored light ...
Pages and categories relating to Apollo, the god of music and healing in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
In North Africa, Apollo founded the city Cyrene in the region of Cyrenaica, both named after his lover. She had two sons by Apollo: Aristaeus, the god of beekeeping, and Idmon, the Argonaut seer. [14] Another son, Autuchus is also mentioned by Apollonuis of Rhodes. Aristaeus was entrusted to Chiron, and Idmon was brought up and educated by Apollo.
Apollon may refer to: . Apollo, ancient Greek god of light, healing and poetry; Apollon (Formula One), Formula One constructor Apollon Kalamarias, Greek football club; Apollon Smyrnis F.C., a Greek football club from Athens
Only Apollo answered his prayer, and appearing to him, took him to Olympia. There, Apollo taught him the art of prophecy and gave him the power to understand and explain the voices of birds. Iamus later founded the Iamidae , a family of priests from Olympia .