And when they came to know about Greek pantheon, they observed striking similarities between their deities and Greek deities, so they equated , not adopted, gods of two pantheons with one another. Zeus with Jupiter, Ares with Mars, and so on. But… Apollon was a problem. So they gave him a place of his own.
They made a place for him, rather than giving him a place that already existed. And in that sense, Apollo is same as Apollon. He is his own counterpart. He is the quintessential Greek God taken in as he was.
Now for the differences: Apollon was a deity who had some sort of functions in almost everything. He is responsible. He is the protector of crops. He was prayed for sea travels and safe return to home. You have him, he protects warrior and also fights.
Law, order and justice? Apollo stood at the doors to avert evil. He was the guardian of tombs and brought about rotting. Spiritual enlightenment? He was the one to teach Spartans that.
And these are just highlights, Apollon has more functions in every single field mentioned above. And like I said, for me, Apollo is Apollon. There is no much difference with regards to the way he influenced people of Greece and Rome.
He is the same in Roman and Greek. Helios was seen as the personification of the sun. And he alone was the one who had to drive the sun chariot across the sky every day. There is no value judgement either way, just difference. One of the reasons I feel far more attracted to the Hellenic pantheon, but another might feel the exact opposite about it.
And yes, this downplaying of His domains is most likely the reason many people are unaware of His darker aspects in this day and age. It strikes me as odd that the Roman Apollo preceded over coming-of-age rituals for boys unless I have missed something important in his Hellenic cults—possible, I assure you , seeing as I tend to view the Hellenic Apollon as an eternal youth….
At any rate, thank you so much for this. As for coming of age…actually the transference of maidens and youths into adults is a big thing in regards to Apollon and Artemis, and is often given as the reason why they seem like perpetual teenagers in their portrayals.
There are rights associated with both deities in regards to this transition, and particularly in the worship of Apollon boys would sing to him in their youth that when they become grown men that they would successfully marry and essentially be productive adults which we can infer from a couple of different poems. That usually implies the watering down, dropping, or the creation of new functions. This was fantastic. I always thought it was interesting how we use certain Roman names for Greek gods regardless of context… Apollo, Hercules, Persephone.
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Notify me of new posts via email. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading He has been the subject of many great paintings and statues throughout the ages. Apollo was well loved among the gods.
As well as physical beauty, Apollo represented the moral excellence that we think of as civilization. His cult at Delphi had enormous influence on matters of state and religion, as well as on everyday law and order.
The influence of Apollo at Delphi helped to spread tolerance in all social ranks. Apollo was above all, a god of justice, law, and order.
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