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Apollo (Deity)

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingApollo (Deity)
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Variant(s)Apollōn (Deity)
Apellōn (Deity)
Apollo (Greek deity)
Apollo (Roman deity)
Απολλων (Deity)
Απελλων (Deity)
See alsoHelios (Greek deity)
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Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inOxford classical dictionary, 3rd ed., 1996 : p. 122-123 (Apollo; Απολλων = Apollōn [romanized] or Doric Απελλων = Apellōn [romanized]; Greek god; son of Zeus and Leto and brother of Artemis)
Morford, M. Classical mythology, 1985 p. 466 (Apollo is the name used for the god in Ennius's list of the Roman gods with their Greek equivalents) p. 484 (Apollo's cult began in Rome because of a plague in 433 B.C.)
GreekMythology.com, May 2, 2018 (under Helios: In later times, Helios was considered being the god of light, Apollo, although sometimes they would still be thought of as distinct deities; after all, Helios was a Titan, while Apollo was an Olympian. Helios did not play a major part in Greek mythology, as he was eventually replaced by Apollo)
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