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1. As patron god of musicians and poets, he
carries a lyre (seen above) and his symbol
(seen below) represents the “egg of
creation.”

2. Apollo was associated with law, philosophy,
and the arts. He sometimes gave the gift of
prophecy to mortals whom he loved, such
as the Trojan princess Cassandra. One of
the most important Olympian gods, Apollo
is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin
brother of Artemis. He is considered the
ideal of manly beauty, so that a very
handsome man might be called an “Apollo.”
however, the Greeks didn’t delete
Helios completely but referred to both of
them as the Sun gods. The arrows of Apollo
and Artemis invariably killed and the Greeks
explained epidemics of diseases by
supposing that they were shooting their
arrows at people; and so, by praying to
Apollo, the epidemic might be made to stop.
In this way, Apollo became associated with
the cure of diseases.

3. Such so-called cures led to a myth in which
Apollo was thought to have had a son,
Asclepius (as KLEP ee uhs), who is better
known under the Roman version of the
name, Aesculapius (es' kyoo LAY pee uhs).
He was a mortal medical healer who was so
successful that he was reputed to have the
ability to bring the
which resulted in complaints by Hades.
Aesculapius became a god and he was also
placed among the constellations, where he
is pictured as a man holding a serpent in his
hands.
Source of Summary
Chen, Ingfei. “The sun also heals, some
believe.” International Herald Tribune,