What god is the opposite of Apollo?

Apollo represents harmony, progress, clarity, logic and the principle of individuation, whereas Dionysus represents disorder, intoxication, emotion, ecstasy and unity (hence the omission of the principle of individuation).

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Do Dionysus and Apollo get along?

In Greek Mythology a rivalry always occurs between certain Gods and Goddesses. In the case of Apollo and Dionysus there is no exception. They are half brothers, both sons of Zues and they compete just as most brothers do.

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What is the relationship between Apollo and Dionysus?

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche framed the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus as emblems of two fundamental forces of human nature. In general, Apollo represents forces related to order and logic while Dionysus is related to chaos and irrationality.

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What is the relationship between Zeus and Apollo?

Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto (an immortal; one of the Titans). His twin sister was Artemis. Although he was a distinct god in early Greek culture, in some traditions Apollo came to be associated with the SUN.

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Which Greek god does Apollonian refer to?

Apollonian, of, relating to, or resembling the god Apollo. Friedrich Nietzsche used the term in his book The Birth of Tragedy to describe one of the two opposing tendencies or elements in Greek tragedy. According to Nietzsche, the Apollonian attributes are reason, culture, harmony, and restraint.

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What is the opposite of Apollonian?

Anthropologist Ruth Benedict used the terms to characterize cultures that value restraint and modesty (Apollonian) and ostentatiousness and excess (Dionysian).

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What is Hades to Apollo?

Hades. Unknown to Apollo for some time, Hades is Apollo's uncle from Zeus. Hades and Apollo have a mutual disdain for each other.

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Who did Apollo truly love?

Angered by the insult, Cupid shot him with a golden love arrow causing Apollo to fall in love with the first person he saw. Cupid then shot Daphne with a lead-tipped arrow causing her to be impervious to love. At that moment, Apollo caught sight of Daphne, who was out hunting, and fell in love.

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Which goddess did Apollo love?

In the myth, Apollo falls madly in love with Daphne, a woman sworn to remain a virgin. Apollo hunts Daphne who refuses to accept his advances. Right at the moment he catches her, she turns into a laurel tree, a scene famously depicted in Bernini's Apollo and Daphne sculpture.

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Which son of Apollo was killed by Zeus?

He Was Killed By Zeus

Zeus too feared that Asclepius' extraordinary healing abilities would close the eternal gap between gods and mortals. For these reasons, Zeus struck down and killed Asclepius with his thunderbolt. Apollo protested his son's murder by killing the Cyclops who had forged Zeus' thunderbolt.

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Do Apollo and Poseidon get along?

Poseidon is angered at Apollo because they were both sent by Zeus to work for Laomedon and the Trojans for a year, and at the end of the year, Laomedon refused to pay them. Poseidon sees Apollo as a coward for not fighting back and for helping the Trojans.

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Do Apollo and Aphrodite like each other?

The reason that Apollo and Aphrodite didn't have a good relationship because they were lacking the trust and purity of love. They both had multiple affairs, but they didn't let know the truth to their partner which made things more complicated in their relationship and as well as their life.

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Did Apollo have many lovers?

Apollo is noted for his adventurous love life; he took many lovers, both female and male; the most notable among them is the Spartan prince Hyacinthus and the Naiad nymph Daphne.

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Who was Apollo's favorite son?

Asclepius is said to have been Apollo's favorite demigod child. Asclepius became even more skilled in medicine than his father Apollo, most likely because he devoted all of his time to it.

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Who did not love Apollo?

It is said that Daphne was the first love of Apollo but unfortunately the girl never responded his love. It was not usual or possible for a nymph or a mortal woman in the Greek mythology to resist to the love of a god, but Daphne did so and in fact, she lost her life trying to escape this love.

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Who was Dionysus male lover?

Ampelos (Greek: Ἂμπελος, lit. "Vine") or Ampelus (Latin) was a personification of the grapevine and lover of Dionysus in Greek and Roman mythology. He was a satyr that either turned into a constellation or the grape vine, due to Dionysus.

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Who is Apollo's greatest enemy?

Python became the chthonic enemy of the later Olympian deity Apollo, who slew it and took over Python's former home and oracle. These were the most famous and revered in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.

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What does Apollo do to offend Cupid?

He is easily offended. When Apollo, the god of sun and music, of poetry and art, mocked Eros (Cupid), the god of love and desire, taunting him as the lesser archer, Cupid decided he would prove Apollo otherwise.

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What is the female version of Apollo?

APOLLINA: feminine form of Greek Apollo, the god of the sun. Variants include Abbelina, Abbeline, Abellona (Dan.), Apollinaris (Lat.), Apolline (Fr.), Apollinia, Apollonia, Apollyne, Appoline, Appolinia, and Appolonia.

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What is Apollo's weakness?

Weaknesses: Like his father Zeus, Apollo gets in trouble over love. Birthplace: On the sunny Greek island of Delos, where he was born along with his twin sister, Artemis. Another tradition gives the islands of Lato, now called Paximadia, off the southern coast of Crete. Spouse: Apollo was never married.

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Who is Apollo's daughter?

Chrysothemis: Their child, Parthenos, was Apollo's only daughter, who became the constellation Virgo after an early death.

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Is Apollo evil or good?

As the patron deity of Delphi (Apollo Pythios), Apollo is an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Apollo is the god who affords help and wards off evil; various epithets call him the "averter of evil".

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Why did Zeus curse Apollo?

As mentioned earlier, Apollo killed the serpentine named Python, who was the child of the primordial god, Gaia. Python was ordered by Hera to kill Leto, Apollo's mother, for Zeus' act of adultery against her. Because of this, Zeus had no choice but to punish Apollo to purify him.

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Why does Zeus punish Apollo?

Apollo angered his father Zeus and ended up being sent to Earth and is in the body of a 16 year-old boy named Lester Papadopolous. Zeus punishes Apollo for the role that he played in the battle between the gods in Gaea. Apollo is of course upset about this and is wondering how soon he can get back to god status.

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