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Essay / Strengths and Weaknesses of Achilles - 1348
First seen in Homer as the god of music, prophecy, healing, archery and plague, there is usually much confusion regarding Apollo's connection with the sun. According to mythological texts, Apollo has no connection with the sun, this place being often occupied by Helios (Greek word for sun). However, in Greek religious belief, contrary to mythological tradition, Apollo was increasingly identified with the sun. However, this does not prevent him from his famous daily task of dragging the sun across the sky with his four-horse chariot. Along with this, Apollo is also an oracular god as the patron of Delphi and could predict prophecies through the Oracle of Delphi Pythia. Portrayed as the ideal of kouros being handsome, beardless, and long-haired, Apollo and his many strengths helped him become a dominant figure among the gods. From guiding the bow to kill Achilles, to teaching man the science of medicine, to being an intermediary between gods and men, and leading the choir of the Muses, Apollo was described as having a calm, intelligent and controlled personality. Throughout his life, such virtues helped him accomplish great deeds such as killing the serpent Python in the hills near Delphi, the Cyclops, and the Aloadae, but his conceit of his many skills also caused him problems. trouble. Thanks to his weakness for women, his love life was quite tragic. When one day he mocked Eros for his goal, Eros took revenge by making Apollo fall in love with a nymph named Daphne who would rather become a tree than be with him. Among them, Apollo had many other relations such as Koronis, Castalia, Marpessa, Hestia, Acalle, as well as at least 50