[deathlessathanasia]

Λητοίδης (Letoides), Λητώιος (Letoios), Λατόγονος (Latogonos), Λατοΐδας( Latoidas), Λατώος (Latoos), Λατωιος (Latoios)… Apollo has so many metronymic epithets!

[my-name-is-apollo]

Apollo looks so done with Artemis here lol

He's just standing there like

What did she even do LMAO

[laritamiauu]

drunk divas

[vanessa-apollons-version]

What is this bow-looking hairstyle on the Apollo Belvedere? Is there some sort of historical context or did they just think “this fucks” and move on?

[apollomes-supremacy]

Pretty sure its called an Aphrodite Knot!

I havent found much info on it but it was apparently a very popular hairstyle for women in antiquity. Im guessing in Rome to be exact, since I havent seen any greek art with anything similar, only roman and neo classical sculptures/paintings. As people mentioned in the notes, could also have been a style for young boys or archers, but I honestly don't know.

While its named after Aphrodite, I think most people associate the style more with Apollo bacause hes depicted wearing it so much! It's by far not exclusive to Apollo Belvedere! Allow me to show my personal collection of Apollo rockin' it ☝️

If my line of thinking is correct, then Apollo is probably depicted with this hair so often because he's a youthfull god and the protector of young boys, and we know that in ancient times there was this association of  youthfulness with a kind of femininity, which has been present in Apollo since ancient Greece. Apollo has always been a feminine god!

I have also found this video of an archeologist recreating this hairstyle. It was apparently better done in long, curly and... dirty hair... (side eyeing Apollo on that last one). The examples she shows in the video seem a little different to the ones seen here, but I believe its the same hairstyle still.

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Apollo 🌟

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Icarus and sunshine gods

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braids the hair of his love

[jul-0v0]

Summer Solstice

(late post :>

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My little hyperfixation

[my-name-is-apollo]

heyy i was wondering...

do u go with the version of the myth where helen willingly escapes with paris or the one where he kidnaps her?

tbh i think it wouldn't make sense if helen was kidnapped, because if paris "received" helen as a gift of aphrodite for choosing her, it's more likely that she made helen fall in love with him innit? i mean, i tried to go with the version where helen loves menelaus and everything but it's easier for me to imagine that she "wanted" to go to troy (and went back to normal when paris died?)

idk, what do u think about it?

I also prefer the account where Helen left with Paris willingly. Sure there was a divine influence trying to pair them together but I don't think she was completely brainwashed by Aphrodite either (because I don't believe that's how divine influence always works). Imo it's also definitely possible for her to fall in love with Paris while still having love for Menelaus. It doesn't have to be either this or that.

[my-name-is-apollo]

We all need a little big hiatus sometimes, welcome back <3

Ahm... I don't want to bother so fast with dumb questions 👉👈 But i have this one when i was reading a Greek Mythology's blog (and i've been seeing this also in videos and others places): Was Apollo responsable from Thamyris's punishment? I saw many people saying that Apollo wanted to erase his rival in the love of Hyacinthus and he told the Muses that the guy boasted about being better than them, so that's why the Muses punished him. I've been seeing this on a video about greek mythology, a post about myths too, and in websites talking about myths, but i couldn't find any ancient source in which Apollo is related to Thamyris' disgrace. The only "ancient source" i found with both togheter in the Muses' contest is one vase painting when Apollo is present with the Muses.

The thing with "Apollo wanted Thamyris away from Hyacinthus" i think begin with a modern book about "queer greek relationships", as i saw... But people are taking as if did happened in ancient sources (just like the "Hestia gave her seat to Dionysus" wrote by Robert Graves, or the "Medusa was a priestess of Minerva", which i don't know when it started). Anyway, maybe you know better about it! Thanks!

I also haven't come across any versions where Apollo is involved in Thamyris' punishment in any way. It's most probably a headcanon.

[sapocipo]

Sometimes Paris missed being Alexander..

[flaroh]

Apollo & Hyacinthus 🌞🦢💏

[my-name-is-apollo]

This diva pulling up to a musical duel in a fabulous dress 😌✨

The musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas, Athenian red-figured pelike (400 - 300 BC)

If I was Marsyas I'd have forfeited and asked him to step on me.

[achimancosujpg]

Happy pride!! Apollo Is having a beautiful day (and night)

[my-name-is-apollo]

I've seen articles claim Adonis and Apollo had a thing. Is that true?

Thanks! -Ackerblade

It's been recorded so by a late source:

Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History Book 5 (summary from Photius, Myriobiblon 190) :

"Adonis, having become androgynous, behaved as a man for Aphrodite and as a woman for Apollon."

[my-name-is-apollo]

Did you leave Tumblr? °^°

I miss so much your posts

I just took a break, i don't think I'll ever fully leave Tumblr haha. Don't worry, my apollo posting will slowly resume.