Apollo
Apollo was the sun god and the god of law. The son of Zeus, Apollo drove the sun chariot around the earth.
Apollo was the most revered of the gods next to Zeus. Apollo killed the Python and established the center of prophecy in Delphi.
Apollo fell in love with Daphne who didn't want to love him. As a result, she was turned into a laurel tree. In pictures, he is always shown with a laurel wreath.
He was a main player in the Trojan War on the side of the Trojans and he was the one that killed Achilles when he brought back Hector's body.
Apollo was the brother of Artemis and he had two famous children, the god of music Asclepius, and Linius a renowned music teacher.
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