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Volume 3: A blow of destiny, the king appears Chapter 94: The shining one, upright

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    Apollo, one of the gatekeepers in the Demon Illustration

    Apollo, the god of light, literature and art in Greek mythology, and the sun god in Roman mythology, his Greek name is the same as his Roman name.  Bos (meaning the shining one, translated into modern Greek as Phoebus.)

    Apollo is the son of the supreme god Zeus and the dark goddess Leto, the twin brother of Artemis, and was born by his sister.

    The typical image of Apollo is holding a seven-stringed lyre in his right hand and a golden ball symbolizing the sun in his left hand.  He is the patron saint of musicians, poets and archers.

    He is the God of light, he never lies, he is aboveboard, and there is no darkness in him. He is also called the God of truth.

    He is very smart, knowledgeable about the world, and the god of prophecy.  He passed on medical skills to humans and was also the god of medicine.  He is proficient in archery and always hits the mark without missing a beat.  He is also in charge of music, medicine, art, and prophecy. He is the most versatile and beautiful god in Greek mythology, and also symbolizes male beauty.

    As the patron saint of Delphi, Apollo issued oracles to the temple of Delphi.  Medicine and healing were associated with Apollo or his son Asclepius, and Apollo could also bring illness and plague.

    Apollo is the patron saint of the colonies and the patron saint of shepherds.  As leader of the Muses, he conducts their choruses.

    Hermes created the lyre for him, and this instrument became Apollo's symbol.  Hymns to Apollo are called paeans.

    Note: "Greek Mythology" refers to all oral or written myths about the gods, heroes, nature and universe history of the ancient Greeks.

    Greek mythology is one of the components of ancient Greek religion.  Modern scholars are more inclined to study myths because they actually reflect the religious and political systems and civilization of ancient Greece as well as the essential reasons for the generation of these myths.

    Some theologians even believe that the ancient Greeks created these myths to explain all the events they encountered.

    Greek mythology encompasses a large number of legendary stories, many of which are expressed through Greek artworks, such as ancient Greek pottery paintings and relief art.

    These legends are intended to explain the origin of the world and tell the lives and adventures of gods and heroes, as well as special views on the creatures of that time.

    These myths began to be passed down orally, and most of the Greek myths or legends known today come from ancient Greek literature.  The earliest known works of ancient Greek literature are Homer's narrative epics The Iliad and The Odyssey.  It focuses on describing the major events related to the Trojan War.

    Hesiod's two poems, "Theogony" and "Works and Days", which are basically the same period as Homer, contain the scholars' opinions on the origin of the world, theocratic rule and the continuation of the human era, as well as human suffering and sacrificial activities.  views and understanding of its origins.

    In addition to the Homeric epics, one can also read from the epic cycle, lyric poetry, tragic works from the 5th century BC, scholarly works and poetry from the Hellenistic period, and works from the Roman Empire, such as Pluta  Traces of Greek mythology are found in the works of Francis and Pausanias.

    Now Greek mythology has been archaeologically proven from the stories about gods and heroes that adorn many artworks.

    The geometric designs on pottery from the 8th century BC vividly record scenes from the siege of Troy and the adventures of Hercules.

    During the subsequent Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, numerous other mythological scenes emerged that have literary evidence.

    Greek Mythology to Western Culture.  Art, literature and language have a clear and far-reaching influence.  Many poets and artists from the ancient Greek period to modern times have taken inspiration from Greek mythology and given it modern significance.

    Nowadays, Greek mythology is mostly obtained from Greek literature and the works of the geometric art period from 900 to 800 BC.

    Mythological narrative plays an important role in almost every piece of Greek literature.  Nonetheless, the Biblioteca is the only surviving manuscript of Greek mythology drawings from the ancient Greek period.

    This work contains a large amount of original information about Greek mythology (such as the genealogy of the gods), mainly heroic myths.  It is an important document for modern scholars to study ancient Greek mythology.

    Since Apollodorus, who lived from 180 to 120 BC, completed many related works based on it, it is now customary to call the author of the book Pseudo-Apolodorus.

    The earliest references are Homer¡¯s two epic poems: The Iliad and The Odyssey.  Other epics in this area have been attributed to the "Epic Collection", but these works are basically all unexamined now.

    Although the original name of this collection was called Homeric Hymns, it actually had nothing to do with Homer and they were actually never called "Hymns to Homer".A hymn handed down from the early love poetry period.

    Hesiod, a poet who was basically at the same time as Homer, comprehensively recorded the formation of the world and the gods in his work "Theogony" (The Origin of the Gods).  Early Greek mythology of the origins of the Titans and Goliaths as well as detailed genealogy, folklore, and mythology of the history of human disease.

    Hesiod's "Works and Days" systematically recorded the knowledge of farming production at that time and showed a calm and beautiful rural life scene.

    ??????Including Prometheus.  Description of Pandora and the Five Ages.  These psalms give advice and an overview of the best way to live during that dangerous time.

    Lyric poems often use mythology as a background, but their descriptions often deviate from fact and incorporate the author's fantasy.

    The more famous lyric poets in ancient Greece include Pindar, Byclides, Simonides and the pastoral poets Theocritos and Beon.  Their works contain a lot of mythological elements.

    In addition, myth is also the central theme of classical Athenian drama.  Three great tragedians, Aeschylus.  Most of the tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides are set against the backdrop of mythical heroes and the Trojan War.

    Many famous tragic stories (such as Agamemnon and his children, Oedipus, Jason and Medea, etc.) are used as themes in classical tragedy.  The comedian Aristophanes also used mythology as a theme in his work The Birds and the Frogs.

    The historians Herodotus and Diodorus and the geographers Pausanias and Strabo all traveled across Greece, and they all recorded the stories they heard along the way.  It proves that there are a large number of unknown versions of myths and legends in different regions.

    Herodotus, in particular, studied a large number of traditions and discovered many Greek and Eastern historical or mythological roots.  He also tried to reconcile these origins so that different cultural ideas blended together.

    The poetry of Hellenistic civilization and ancient Rome was more literary.  Despite this, it still contains many important details that are lost in other works.  These works mainly include:

    1. The works and annotations of the Roman poets Ovid ("Metamorphoses"), Statius, Gaius, Seneca, Virgil and Servius;

    2. The works of Greek poets in modern times: Nonnus, Antoninus Liberaris and ussmyrnaeus;

    3. Poets of the Hellenistic period: works of Apollonius, Callimachus, Pseudo-Eratosthenes and Badini;

    4. Works by ancient Greek and Roman novelists Aeplias, Petronius, Lorianus and Heliodorus.

    Roman writers, such as Hyginus, regarded fabrication and astronomy as the two most important compendiums of mythology.  The imagination of Philostratos the Elder and the Younger and the descriptions of Callistratos are two other sources of the myth.

    Finally, Anobius and some Byzantine Greek writers refined the details of the myth based on earlier Greek works that are now unknown.

    Preservation books of these myths include Hesikios's Dictionary of the Suda and the treatises of John Taize and Eustathius.
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