Apollo

Apollo: The God of the Sun __**Appearance ﻿ **__

-Beardless - Young - Cleanshaven - Always carried a bow - Music - Prophecy - Sun - Healing - Death and Disease - Archery - Poetry - Dance - Intellectual Inquiry - Care of Heards and Flocks - Plague
 * __ Powers and Dominion __**

//** Strengths **// - Creative - Strong - Brave - Strong //** Weaknesses **// - Like his father, too happy to enjoy the charms of nymphs - Conquered numerous times - Youths were romantic weaknesses as well - At one point, Apollo was a homosexual - Constantly jealous (lovewise)
 * __ Strengths and weaknesses __**

- Killed the serpent python, at delphi - took charge of oracles at delhpi after slaying the serpent - son of Zeus and Leto - Hera sought revenge due to anger towards Zeus, nearly killed Apollo - Had an Oracle at Delphi, and his cult spread far outside the Greek world - Brought plagues to the greeks in the Trojan War - Assisted the sea god Poseidon in building the walls of Troy - Overtook the giant Tityos - Turned crows from white to black because one that he summoned, failed to tell of his wifes cheating on him; He then asked he sister to kill his pregnant wife; As she was burning on the Pyre, he pulled his son Asclepius, soon to be god of healing, from her body. - Killed the elder Cyclopes who forged the lightning bolt for Zeus, because the Cyclopes killed his son Asclepius - Most consistent and enthusiastic champion against the Greeks - Killed the great Greek hero Achilles because of his involvement in the kidnapping Agamemnon by guiding the flight of an arrow from the trojan Paris - Main charater in over 20 operas world wide - He beat the satire of Marsyas in a music contes;. For his winning he skinned him alive and nailed him to a pine tree - Was in love with Daphne but she did not love him, one day he cased her through the woods and out of fear she called for her dad to protect her, her father Peneus turned her into a laurel tre;. Out of disappointment Apollo ripped off a branch and made a wreath to wear on his head; From then on laurel wreaths symbolized honor, were commonly worn by poets, athletes, and victors of athletic events. - Pulls the sun across his sky while riding along the horizon in his chariot
 * __ Misc. Myths __**