Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister was Artemis. He was the god of music, playing a golden lyre. He was the god of the archer, far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie.
One of Apollo's more important daily tasks was to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky.
He was famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future.
His tree was the laurel. The crow was his bird. The dolphin was his animal.
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