Apollon

MEANING

ORIGIN

Ancient Greek

ETYMOLOGY

From the Greek name Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn)

CULTURAL NOTES

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Apollo was widely worshipped in ancient Greece and Rome; he was considered a god of many domains including music, prophecy, poetry, and healing.