Examples of Apollo in the following topics:
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Delphi and Greek Treasuries
- Parnassus, was known for its Sanctuary of Apollo, the Delphic Oracle, and the Pythian Games.
- Apollo slew the Python, establishing his presence at the site.
- There was also a large theatre built into the hillside located just above the Temple of Apollo.
- The east pediment recounts the story of Herakles stealing Apollo's tripod, which visually connects the pediment and the treasury to the oracle site at the Temple of Apollo.
- Herakles stealing the tripod of Apollo.
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Perseus Gets his Outfit
- Tandem Apolló et Minerva viam démónstrávérunt.
- Apolló autem et Minerva falcem et speculum dedérunt.
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Sculpture in the Greek Orientalizing Period
- There are no inscriptions on sculpture before the appearance of the bronze Mantiklos Apollo (early seventh century BCE) found in Thebes.
- His legs bear the inscription, "Mantiklos offered me as a tithe to Apollo of the silver bow; do you, Phoibos [Apollo], give some pleasing favor in return."
- The inscription is a declaration of the statuette to Apollo, followed by a request for favors in return.
- This freedom of movement is seen not only in the legs of the Apollo figure but also in the separation of his hand from his chest.
- While the Mantiklos Apollo holds his hand parallel to his chest, the Lady of Auxerre places her hand directly on hers, maintaining the closed form expected of a "respectable" woman.
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Architecture in the Hellenistic Period
- The Temple of Apollo at Didyma was both a temple and an oracle site.
- The structure creates a series of imposing spaces from the exterior colonnade to the oracle rooms and the interior courtyard inside of which the shrine to Apollo stood.
- Plan and elevation of the Temple of Apollo.
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African Art
- Discovered in 1969, the Apollo 11 cave in Namibia is the site of Africa's oldest discovered art .
- The Apollo 11 cave in Namibia is the site of Africa's oldest discovered art.
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Ceramics in the Greek Early Classical Period
- The Niobid Painter's red-figure krater of Artemis and Apollo slaying the children of Niobe, from 460 BCE, is believed to be a composition inspired by a panel painting.
- The side of the vessel depicting Artemis and Apollo relates to the myth of the twin god and goddess who slew Niobe's fourteen children after she boasted that her ability to birth children acceded Leto, the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
- Apollo and Artemis stand in the center of the vessel as Niobe's children fall to ground around them.
- Artemis and Apollo Slaying the Children of Niobe.
- Reverse side of the krater depicting Artemis and Apollo slaying the children of Niobe.
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Architecture in the Greek High Classical Period
- The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a hexastyle temple with fifteen columns down its length.
- Experts hypothesize that it was placed in that location to replace the cult statue as an aniconic representation of Apollo.
- Identify the departures from traditional Classical Greek architecture in the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, the Tholos of Athena Pronaia, and the Theatre at Epidauros.
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Bronze Sculpture in the Greek Early Classical Period
- An inscription at the base tells us that the statues were originally dedicated by a man named Polyzalus of Gela, to Apollo at the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
- Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi, Greece.
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The Ancient Greek Gods and Their Temples
- For instance, the city of Delphi was known for its oracle and sanctuary of Apollo, because Apollo was believed to have killed a dragon that inhabited Delphi.
- Additionally, Zeus's children, including Athena (goddess of warfare and wisdom), Hermes (a messenger god and god of commerce), the twins Apollo (god of the sun, music, and prophecy) and Artemis (goddess of the hunt and of wild animals), Dionysos (god of wine and theatre), Aphrodite (goddess of beauty and love), who was married to Hephaestus (deformed god of the forge), and Ares (god of war and lover of Aphrodite) are also part of the traditional pantheon.
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The John F. Kennedy Administration
- Costs for the Apollo program were expected to reach $40 billion.
- On July 20, 1969, almost six years after Kennedy's death, Apollo 11 landed the first manned spacecraft on the moon.