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  1. Apollo – Mythopedia

    Apr 11, 2023 · Apollo was one of the Twelve Olympians and the Greek god of prophecy, healing, art, and culture. He embodied the Greek ideal of masculine beauty.

  2. greek - Is Phoebus an alternate name for Apollo or is a description of ...

    Is Phoebus an alternate name for Apollo or is a description of Apollo? In other words, I want to know if Phoebus is a name or simply a common noun that means "light" or "brightness".

  3. Phoebe – Mythopedia

    Mar 10, 2023 · Phoebe was a Greek Titan better known for her descendants than for her own exploits. Her daughter Leto went on to have an affair with Zeus and gave birth to the powerful Olympians …

  4. Iliad: Book 20 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Phoebus impels, and Phoebus gives him force. Restrain his bold career; at least, to attend Our favour’d hero, let some power descend. To guard his life, and add to his renown, We, the great armament of …

  5. Was Apollo the sun god in Augustan Rome?

    Jun 2, 2016 · Wikipedia (Apollo) I am confident that Apollo was the god of the sun, since Charles Martin's translation of the Metamorphoses refers to the sun god by the names Phoebus or Phoebus …

  6. Iliad: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    The priest of Phoebus sought by gifts to gain His beauteous daughter from the victor’s chain; The fleet he reach’d, and, lowly bending down, Held forth the sceptre and the laurel crown, Intreating all; but …

  7. Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Forthwith Phoebus Apollo spoke out among the deathless goddesses: “The lyre and the curved bow shall ever be dear to me, and I will declare to men the unfailing will of Zeus.” (133–139) So said …

  8. Trending 'linguistics' questions - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    Is Phoebus an alternate name for Apollo or is a description of Apollo? In other words, I want to know if Phoebus is a name or simply a common noun that means "light" or "brightness".

  9. Artemis – Mythopedia

    Apr 13, 2023 · Artemis, one of the Twelve Olympians, was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals. A virgin goddess, she fiercely defended her chastity.

  10. Was it Apollo or Helios? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    Jun 20, 2016 · This confusion comes from a nickname, Phoebus, which means "the shiny". The 2 gods had this nickname. But the one who was driving the chariot of the sun, pulled by 4 horses (Pyroïs, …