Well, in many cultures, that’s precisely what a patron god or goddess does. These divine figures are not just distant, mythological characters; they play an active, guiding role in the lives of their ...
The Oracle of Apollo’s typical morning for a day of prophecy during the time of the empire would consist of getting ready to prophecy for the hundreds of people waiting for her. She would wake up, ...
Despite its inheritance of the classical style, a prominent characteristic of the sculpture is that Apollo was not portrayed as a god of grandeur, but a young man of beauty and tenderness.