Chapter 7: Apollo Flashcards
What is another name for Apollo?
Lycian
Who is Apollo the protector of?
He protected shepherds from wolves
In winter where did Apollo dwell?
He was with the Hyperboreans, the men beyond the North Wind
What are symbols of Apollo in art?
A palm tree and a beardless youth with a crown of laurel
Who is the mother of Apollo?
The Titaness Leto
What happened when Chryses daughter was stolen by King Agamemnon?
Chryses prayed to Apollo and he shot all the men with his arrows
Where was Apollo born?
Delos (clear/bright)
Where was Artemis born?
Ortygia (quail island)
Why were Delos and Ortygia exempt from Hera’s decree?
They were floating island and sometimes were underwater
With what was Hera bribed to let Eileithyia help Leto give birth?
A necklace of gold and amber thirty feet thick
Who was sent by Hera to rape Leto?
The Giant Tityus
Who ordered that all the graves in sight of the temple of Artemis be dug up and the bodies moved to a nearby island?
Pisistratus
What was the island of Delos used for after the Persian Wars?
A meeting ground for the Delian League
Where was Apollo’s shrine?
Mount Parnassus
What happened to Marsyas when he was beaten by Apollo in a musical contest?
He was flayed alive by Apollo
