Apollo - God of Music - Greek God

Apollo - God of Music

Apollo (Apollon, Apellon, Phoebus Apollo, Aplu) was a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, and poetry. As the patron of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo.

He was born on the seventh day of the seventh month and the the seventh day of each month is sacred to him. Mottoes : "know thyself" and "nothing in excess".

--~Attributes and Correspondences~--

Area of Influence:
Light, Sun, Truth, Prophecy, Healing, Music, Poetry

Pantheon: Greek

Abode: -

Animals: Raven, Snakes

Colours: Yellow, Orange, Gold

Consort: Daphne

Crystal: -

Day: Sunday

Direction: South

Element: -

Incense: Frankincense, Myrrh

Musical Instrument: Lyre

Offerings: -

Planet: The Sun

Plant/Tree: Bay Laurel, Palm Tree, Apple Tree, Poplar Tree, Mistletoe

Rune: -

Symbols: Laurel Wreath, Bow and arrows, sacrificial tripod, 7

Tarot Card: The Sun

Time: Yule, Midsummer, May

Greek - Gods and Goddesses

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