Apollo, in my mind, would be someone who gives bad advice, sometimes on purpose.
He'll convince the kids to sneak out after curfew, and help them past Athena, just because he really wants to take them to a (insert your favorite band here) concert.
He'll do them favors whenever they ask. For a price. The kids have to sing or perform the song of his choice. His taste ranges from ancient Greek chants to classical music to Glam Rock. It just depends on his mood.
He's petty so he holds some things against the kids that their ancestors did. Some days, his bad days, he doesn't really care if he's putting the kids in danger by taking them to his red cow ranch without telling anyone else, they're mortal, they're going to die anyway. (And that's the pettiest and most heart breaking thing any of their ancestors did to him)
We could potentially address who it was that challenged Orion to swim out to that target, and who it was that challenged Artemis to hit it. Spoiler alert, it was Apollo.
On his good days, he hangs out with them.
He and Neil will tan, he and Odie will synthesize music on his laptop (it may or may not be pirated)
He'll give objective constructive criticism on Archie's poetry and will talk classic epics and sonnets with him.
Theresa plays the lyre with him and they jam to the pop songs she rarely admits to liking. He helps her make sense of her visions as the god of prophecy. He tells her about past oracles so she doesn't feel so isolated.
Jay is tricky to hang out with. He is focused and burdened and acts so adult that even he lets loose, it's jarring enough that Apollo remembers they're kids that he's the god of young people, in addition to many many other things. That he's supposed to be protecting them and instead he has to let them fight a war.
Atlanta is the easiest to hang out with and the one he gets attached to the quickest. They go hunting together and he teaches her to play an instrument. (I'm thinking violin Lindsey Sterling style) It's like he's playing with his honorary niece again.
He withdraws for a while once he realizes he actually cares about them, that they're more than a fun new source of entertainment. But by then it's too late. He already loves them. Usually during flights he just sits on the side and routes them on. But when he stands up? Oh boy. The kids realize that even old, severely depleted gods are still hobbling far beyond human strength.
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