CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: List Of Oracular Statements From Delphi, Hephaestus, Homeric Hymns
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Youths wore their hair long and ancient greece, only cut shorter in adulthood, which was a sign of passing into adulthood. The long flowing locks of apollo are common in his depictions. Son of zeus and leto, twin brother of artemis. Epithets: phoebus (radiantly pure, a shining purity;), cynthius. There was no agreed on interpretation of the names of apollo, but one was a play on the greek word for destroy; he is the destructive god. Homeric hymns: homeric hymns are in the style of homer, not written by homer dactylic hexameter. Apollo brings death and destruction among other things: vivid description in hymns of one who shoots from afar, with his constant attribute the bow and arrow. Leto, his mother, takes his bow and unstrings it and sends him inside. The gods sit down and drink nectar, and leto is very proud of her intimidating son.
