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===Greco-Roman epithets=== Apollo's chief [[epithet]] was '''Phoebus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|iː|b|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Phoebus.wav}} {{respell|FEE|bəs}}; {{lang|grc|Φοῖβος}}, ''Phoibos'' {{IPA|el|pʰó͜i.bos}}), literally "bright".<ref>[[Robert S. P. Beekes|R. S. P. Beekes]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p. 1582.</ref> It was very commonly used by both the Greeks and Romans for Apollo's role as the god of light. Like other Greek deities, he had a number of others applied to him, reflecting the variety of roles, duties, and aspects ascribed to the god. However, while Apollo has a great number of appellations in Greek myth, only a few occur in [[Latin literature]]. ====Sun==== *'''Aegletes''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|ɡ|l|iː|t|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Aegletes.wav}} {{respell|ə|GLEE|teez}}; {{lang|grc|Αἰγλήτης}}, ''Aiglētēs''), from {{lang|grc|αἴγλη}}, "light of the Sun"<ref>[[Apollonius of Rhodes]], 2.1730;''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]]'', [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DLibrary%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D9%3Asection%3D26 1.9.26].</ref> *'''Helius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|iː|l|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Helius.wav}} {{respell|HEE|lee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἥλιος}}, ''[[Helios]]''), literally "Sun"<ref name="simbolismo">{{cite book| last = Álvaro Jr., Santos| first = Allan| title = Simbolismo divino| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uAiConL3xyYC| publisher = Allan Álvaro, Jr., Santos }}</ref> *'''[[Apollo Lyceus|Lyceus]]''' ({{IPAc-en|l|aɪ|ˈ|s|iː|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Lyceus.wav}} {{respell|ly|SEE|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Λύκειος}}, ''Lykeios'', from [[Proto-Greek language|Proto-Greek]] *{{lang|grc|λύκη}}), "light". The meaning of the epithet "Lyceus" later became associated with Apollo's mother [[Leto]], who was the patron goddess of [[Lycia]] ({{lang|grc|Λυκία}}) and who was identified with the wolf ({{lang|grc|λύκος}}).<ref>Aelian, ''On the Nature of Animals'' 4. 4 (A.F. Scholfield, tr.)</ref> *'''Phanaeus''' ({{IPAc-en|f|ə|ˈ|n|iː|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Phanaeus.wav}} {{respell|fə|NEE|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Φαναῖος}}, ''Phanaios''), literally "giving or bringing light" *'''Phoebus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|iː|b|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Phoebus.wav}} {{respell|FEE|bəs}}; {{lang|grc|Φοῖβος}}, ''Phoibos''), literally "bright", his most commonly used epithet by both the Greeks and Romans *'''[[Sol (Roman mythology)|Sol]]''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|s|ɒ|l|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Sol.wav}}), "Sun" in Latin ====Wolf==== *'''Lycegenes''' ({{IPAc-en|l|aɪ|ˈ|s|ɛ|dʒ|ən|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Lycegenes.wav}} {{respell|ly|SEJ|ən|eez}}; {{lang|grc|Λυκηγενής}}, ''Lukēgenēs''), literally "born of a wolf" or "born of Lycia" *'''Lycoctonus''' ({{IPAc-en|l|aɪ|ˈ|k|ɒ|k|t|ə|n|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Lycoctonus.wav}} {{respell|ly|KOK|tə|nəs}}; {{lang|grc|Λυκοκτόνος}}, ''Lykoktonos''), from {{lang|grc|λύκος}}, "wolf", and {{lang|grc|κτείνειν}}, "to kill" ====Origin and birth==== Apollo's birthplace was [[Cynthus|Mount Cynthus]] on the island of [[Delos]]. *'''Cynthius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|θ|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Cynthius.wav}} {{respell|SIN|thee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Κύνθιος}}, ''Kunthios''), literally "Cynthian" *'''Cynthogenes''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|n|ˈ|θ|ɒ|dʒ|ᵻ|n|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Cynthogenes.wav}} {{respell|sin|THOJ|in|eez}}; {{lang|grc|Κυνθογενής}}, ''Kynthogenēs''), literally "born of Cynthus" *'''Delius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|l|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Delius.wav}} {{respell|DEE|lee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Δήλιος}}, ''Delios''), literally "Delian" *'''Didymaeus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|ɪ|d|ᵻ|ˈ|m|iː|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Didymaeus.wav}} {{respell|DID|im|EE|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Διδυμαῖος}}, ''Didymaios'') from δίδυμος, "twin", as the twin of [[Artemis]] ====Place of worship==== [[Delphi]] and [[Actium]] were his primary places of worship.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0028%3Abook%3D13%3Acard%3D705 13.715].</ref><ref>[[Strabo]], x. p. 451</ref> *'''Acraephius''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|k|r|iː|f|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Acraephius.wav}} {{respell|ə|KREE|fee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀκραίφιος}}, ''Akraiphios'', literally "Acraephian") or '''Acraephiaeus''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˌ|k|r|iː|f|i|ˈ|iː|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Acraephiaeus.wav}} {{respell|ə|KREE|fee|EE|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀκραιφιαίος}}, ''Akraiphiaios''), "Acraephian", from the [[Boeotia]]n town of [[Acraephia (Boeotia)|Acraephia]] ({{lang|grc|Ἀκραιφία}}), reputedly founded by his son [[Acraepheus]].<ref>Wiliam Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/acl3129.0001.001/29?page=root;rgn=full+text;size=100;view=image Acraepheus ]</ref> *'''Actiacus''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|k|ˈ|t|aɪ|ə|k|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Actiacus.wav}} {{respell|ak|TY|ə|kəs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἄκτιακός}}, ''Aktiakos''), literally "Actian", after Actium ({{lang|grc|Ἄκτιον}}) *'''Delphinius''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɛ|l|ˈ|f|ɪ|n|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Delphinius.wav}} {{respell|del|FIN|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Δελφίνιος}}, ''Delphinios''), literally "Delphic", after Delphi (Δελφοί). An [[etiology]] in the ''[[Homeric Hymns]]'' associated this with dolphins. *'''[[Epactaeus]]''', meaning "god worshipped on the coast", in [[Samos]].<ref>{{Cite DGRBM|first=Leonhard|last=Schmitz| title=Epactaeus|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0104:entry=epactaeus-bio-1&highlight=epactaeus|short=}}</ref> *'''Pythius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɪ|θ|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Pythius.wav}} {{respell|PITH|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Πύθιος}}, ''Puthios'', from Πυθώ, ''Pythō''), from the region around Delphi *'''[[Apollo Smintheus|Smintheus]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|m|ɪ|n|θj|uː|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Smintheus.wav}} {{respell|SMIN|thewss}}; {{lang|grc|Σμινθεύς}}, ''Smintheus''), "Sminthian"—that is, "of the town of Sminthos or Sminthe"<ref name="LSJsmintheus">{{LSJ|*sminqeu/s|Σμινθεύς|shortref}}.</ref> near the [[Troad]] town of [[Hamaxitus]]<ref>The epithet "Smintheus" has historically been confused with {{lang|grc|σμίνθος}}, "mouse", in association with Apollo's role as a god of disease</ref> *'''Napaian Apollo''' ({{lang|grc|Ἀπόλλων Ναπαῖος}}), from the city of [[Nape (Lesbos)|Nape]] at the island of [[Lesbos]]<ref>[https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/nu/31 Suda, nu, 31]</ref> *'''Eutresites''', from the city of [[Eutresis (Boeotia)|Eutresis]].<ref name="Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities"/> [[File:Praxiteles - Apollo the Python-Slayer - 2004.30 - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of [[Apollo Sauroctonus]] attributed to [[Praxiteles]] c. 340 BC, [[Cleveland Museum of Art]]]] *'''Ixios''' (Ἴξιος), derived from a district in [[Rhodes]] called Ixiae or Ixia.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DI%3Aentry+group%3D9%3Aentry%3Dixios-harpers Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Ixios]</ref> ====Healing and disease==== [[File:Apollo, torso of cult statue, ivory, gold, 550 BC, AM Delphi, 060068.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Chryselephantine statues at Delphi|Chryselephantine statue]] of Apollo in Delphi, mid-6th century B.C.]] *'''Acesius''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|s|iː|ʒ|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Acesius.wav}} {{respell|ə|SEE|zhəs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀκέσιος}}, ''Akesios''), from {{lang|grc|ἄκεσις}}, "healing". Acesius was the epithet of Apollo worshipped in [[Elis (city)|Elis]], where he had a temple in the [[agora]].<ref name="Smith">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DA%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dacesius-bio-1|chapter=Acesius|last=Smith|first=William|title=Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|year=1873 |via=Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University}}</ref> *'''[[Acestor]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|s|ɛ|s|t|ər|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Acestor.wav}} {{respell|ə|SESS|tər}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀκέστωρ}}, ''Akestōr''), literally "healer" *'''Culicarius''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|j|uː|l|ᵻ|ˈ|k|ær|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Culicarius.wav}} {{respell|KEW|lih|KARR|ee|əs}}), from Latin ''culicārius'', "of midges" *'''Iatrus''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˈ|æ|t|r|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Iatrus.wav}} {{respell|eye|AT|rəs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἰατρός}}, ''Iātros''), literally "physician"<ref>[[Euripides]], ''[[Andromache (play)|Andromache]]'' 901</ref> *'''Medicus''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|d|ᵻ|k|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Medicus.wav}} {{respell|MED|ik|əs}}), "physician" in Latin. A [[Roman temple|temple]] was dedicated to ''Apollo Medicus'' in Rome, probably next to the temple of [[Bellona (goddess)|Bellona]]. *'''[[Paean (god)|Paean]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|iː|ə|n|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Paean.wav}} {{respell|PEE|ən}}; {{lang|grc|Παιάν}}, ''Paiān''), physician, healer<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D*paia%2Fn παιών ]</ref> *'''Parnopius''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɑːr|ˈ|n|oʊ|p|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Parnopius.wav}} {{respell|par|NOH|pee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Παρνόπιος}}, ''Parnopios''), from {{lang|grc|πάρνοψ}}, "locust" ====Founder and protector==== *'''[[Agyieus]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|dʒ|aɪ|ᵻ|j|uː|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Agyieus.wav}} {{respell|ə|JUY|ih|yooss}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀγυιεύς}}, ''Aguīeus''), from {{lang|grc|ἄγυια}}, "street", for his role in protecting roads and homes *'''[[Alexicacus]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˌ|l|ɛ|k|s|ᵻ|ˈ|k|eɪ|k|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Alexicacus.wav}} {{respell|ə|LEK|sih|KAY|kəs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀλεξίκακος}}, ''Alexikakos''), literally "warding off evil" *'''Apotropaeus''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˌ|p|ɒ|t|r|ə|ˈ|p|iː|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Apotropaeus.wav}} {{respell|ə|POT|rə|PEE|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀποτρόπαιος}}, ''Apotropaios''), from {{lang|grc|ἀποτρέπειν}}, "to avert" *'''[[Archegetes]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|ˈ|k|ɛ|dʒ|ə|t|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Archegetes.wav}} {{respell|ar|KEJ|ə|teez}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀρχηγέτης}}, ''Arkhēgetēs''), literally "founder" *'''Averruncus''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|v|ə|ˈ|r|ʌ|ŋ|k|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Averruncus.wav}} {{respell|AV|ə|RUNG|kəs}}; from Latin ''āverruncare''), "to avert" *'''Clarius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|ær|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Clarius.wav}} {{respell|KLARR|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Κλάριος}}, ''Klārios''), from [[Doric Greek|Doric]] {{lang|grc|κλάρος}}, "allotted lot"<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dklh%3Dros1 κλάρος ]</ref> *'''Epicurius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|p|ᵻ|ˈ|k|j|ʊər|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Epicurius.wav}} {{respell|EP|ih|KURE|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἐπικούριος}}, ''Epikourios''), from {{lang|grc|ἐπικουρέειν}}, "to aid"<ref name="simbolismo" /> *'''Genetor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|n|ᵻ|t|ər|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Genetor.wav}} {{respell|JEN|ih|tər}}; {{lang|grc|Γενέτωρ}}, ''Genetōr''), literally "ancestor"<ref name="simbolismo" /> *'''Nomius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|oʊ|m|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nomius.wav}} {{respell|NOH|mee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Νόμιος}}, ''Nomios''), literally "pastoral" *'''Nymphegetes''' ({{IPAc-en|n|ɪ|m|ˈ|f|ɛ|dʒ|ᵻ|t|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nymphegetes.wav}} {{respell|nim|FEJ|ih|teez}}; {{lang|grc|Νυμφηγέτης}}, ''Numphēgetēs''), from {{lang|grc|Νύμφη}}, "Nymph", and {{lang|grc|ἡγέτης}}, "leader", for his role as a protector of shepherds and pastoral life *'''Patroos''' ({{lang|grc|Πατρῷος}}, ''Patrōios'') from {{lang|grc|πατρῷος}}, "related to one's father", for his role as father of [[Ion (mythology)|Ion]] and founder of the [[Ionians]], as worshipped at the [[Temple of Apollo Patroos]] in Athens *[[Apollo Sauroctonos|'''Sauroctonus''']] ({{lang|grc|Σαυροκτόνος}}, ''Sauroctonos''), "lizard-killer", possibly a reference to his killing of [[Python (mythology)|Python]] ====Prophecy and truth==== *'''Coelispex''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|l|ᵻ|s|p|ɛ|k|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Coelispex.wav}} {{respell|SEL|isp|eks}}), from Latin ''coelum'', "sky", and ''specere'' "to look at" *'''Iatromantis''' ({{IPAc-en|aɪ|ˌ|æ|t|r|ə|ˈ|m|æ|n|t|ᵻ|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Iatromantis.wav}} {{respell|eye|AT|rə|MAN|tis}}; {{lang|grc|Ἰατρομάντις}}, ''Iātromantis'',) from {{lang|grc|ἰατρός}}, "physician", and {{lang|grc|μάντις}}, "prophet", referring to his role as a god both of healing and of prophecy *'''Leschenorius''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|ɛ|s|k|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɔr|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Leschenorius.wav}} {{respell|LESS|kin|OR|ee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Λεσχηνόριος}}, ''Leskhēnorios''), from {{lang|grc|λεσχήνωρ}}, "converser" *'''Loxias''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|s|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Loxias.wav}} {{respell|LOK|see|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Λοξίας}}, ''Loxias''), from {{lang|grc|λέγειν}}, "to say",<ref name="simbolismo" /> historically associated with {{lang|grc|λοξός}}, "ambiguous" *'''Manticus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|æ|n|t|ᵻ|k|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Manticus.wav}} {{respell|MAN|tik|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Μαντικός}}, ''Mantikos''), literally "prophetic" *'''Proopsios''' ({{lang|grc|Προόψιος}}), meaning "foreseer" or "first seen"<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.32.2 Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1.32.2]</ref> ====Music and arts==== *'''Musagetes''' ({{IPAc-en|m|j|uː|ˈ|s|æ|dʒ|ᵻ|t|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Musagetes.wav}} {{respell|mew|SAJ|ih|teez}}; [[Doric Greek|Doric]] {{lang|grc|Μουσαγέτας}}, ''Mousāgetās''), from {{lang|grc|Μούσα}}, "[[Muse]]", and {{lang|grc|ἡγέτης}} "leader"<ref>{{LSJ|*mousage/tas|Μουσαγέτας|shortref}}.</ref> *'''Musegetes''' ({{IPAc-en|m|j|uː|ˈ|s|ɛ|dʒ|ᵻ|t|iː|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Musegetes.wav}} {{respell|mew|SEJ|ih|teez}}; {{lang|grc|Μουσηγέτης}}, ''Mousēgetēs''), as the preceding ====Archery==== *'''Aphetor''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|f|iː|t|ər|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Aphetor.wav}} {{respell|ə|FEE|tər}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀφήτωρ}}, ''Aphētōr''), from {{lang|grc|ἀφίημι}}, "to let loose" *'''Aphetorus''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|f|ɛ|t|ər|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Aphetorus.wav}} {{respell|ə|FET|ər|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀφητόρος}}, ''Aphētoros''), as the preceding *'''Arcitenens''' (Roman) ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|ˈ|t|ɪ|s|ᵻ|n|ə|n|z|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Arcitenens.wav}} {{respell|ar|TISS|in|ənz}}), literally "bow-carrying" *'''Argyrotoxus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑːr|dʒ|ər|ə|ˈ|t|ɒ|k|s|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Argyrotoxus.wav}} {{respell|AR|jər|ə|TOK|səs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἀργυρότοξος}}, ''Argyrotoxos''), literally "with silver bow" *'''Clytotoxus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|l|aɪ|t|ɒ|ˈ|t|ɒ|k|s|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Clytotoxus.wav}} {{respell|KLY|toh|TOK|səs}}; {{lang|grc|Κλυτότοξος}}, ''Klytótoxos''), "he who is famous for his bow", the renowned archer.<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Odyssey]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0135%3Abook%3D17%3Acard%3D462 17.494]</ref> *'''Hecaërgus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|h|ɛ|k|i|ˈ|ɜːr|ɡ|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hecaërgus.wav}} {{respell|HEK|ee|UR|gəs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἑκάεργος}}, ''Hekaergos''), literally "far-shooting" *'''Hecebolus''' ({{IPAc-en|h|ᵻ|ˈ|s|ɛ|b|əl|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hecebolus.wav}} {{respell|hiss|EB|əl|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἑκηβόλος}}, ''Hekēbolos''), "far-shooting" *'''Ismenius''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|z|ˈ|m|iː|n|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Ismenius.wav}} {{respell|iz|MEE|nee|əs}}; {{lang|grc|Ἰσμηνιός}}, ''Ismēnios''), literally "of Ismenus", after Ismenus, the son of [[Amphion]] and [[Niobe]], whom he struck with an arrow ==== Appearance ==== * '''Acersecomes''' ({{lang|grc|Ακερσεκόμης}}, ''Akersekómēs''), "he who has unshorn hair", the eternal ephebe.<ref>See [https://greek_greek.en-academic.com/11211/ακερσεκόμης ἀκερσεκόμης]</ref> * '''Chrysocomes''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|aɪ|ˈ|s|ɒ|k|oʊ|m|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Chrysocomes.wav}} {{respell|cry|SOH|koh|miss}}; {{lang|grc|Χρυσοκόμης}}, ''Khrusokómēs''), literally "he who has golden hair". ====Amazons==== *'''[[Amazonius]]''' ({{lang|grc|Ἀμαζόνιος}}), [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] at the [[Description of Greece]] writes that near [[Pyrrhichus]] there was a sanctuary of Apollo, called Amazonius ({{langx|grc|Ἀμαζόνιος}}) with an image of the god said to have been dedicated by the [[Amazons]].<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.25.3 Pausanias, Description of Greece, § 3.25.3]</ref> ====Other==== *'''Boedromius''' ({{lang|grc|Βοηδρόμιος}}), was a surname of Apollo in Athens, with varying explanations for its origin. Some claim that the reason the god was given this name was because he had helped the Athenians overcome the Amazons in their battle, which took place on the seventh of [[Boedromion]], the day the [[Boedromia]] were later commemorated. Others claim that the term originated from the fact that, in the battle between Eumolpus and Erechtheus and Ion, Apollo had counselled the Athenians to charge the enemy with a war cry (Βοή) if they were going to win.<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DB%3Aentry+group%3D7%3Aentry%3Dboedromius-bio-1 A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Boedromius]</ref>
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