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noun(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
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- daphne (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
- cynthia (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
- python (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
- artemis (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
- niobe (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss
- leto wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
- pythia (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
- asclepius son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
- asklepios son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
- pythius epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed