twinbrother of Diana

Ăpollo, ĭnis (earlier Ăpello, like hemo for homo, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.; gen. APOLONES, Inscr. Orell. 1433, like salutes, v. salus; dat. APOLLONI, Corp. Inscr. III. 567, APOLENEI, ib. I. 167, APOLONE, Inscr. Ritschl, Epigr. Suppl. 3, p. 3; abl. APOLONE; the gen. Apollōnis etc., is often found in MSS., as in Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, 114, and even Apollŏnis is found in Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 119; Neue, Formenl. I. p. 165), m., = Apollôn, Apollo, son of Jupiter and Latona, twinbrother of Diana, and god of the sun. On account of his omniscience, god of divination; on account of his lightnings (belê), god of archery (hence represented with quiver and dart), and of the pestilence caused by heat; but, since his priests were the first physicians, also god of the healing art; and since he communicated oracles in verse, god of poetry and music, presiding over the Muses, etc.; cf. Hor. C. S. 61 sq. In more ancient times, represented as a protecting deity, by a conical pillar in the streets and highways (Apollo Agyieus, v. Agyieus and Müll. Denkm. 2). In the class. period of the arts, represented with weapons, the cithara, a crown of laurel, etc., with hair commonly flowing down upon his neck, but sometimes collected together and fastened up (akersekomês), as a blooming youth (meirakion); cf.

Müll. Archaeol. §§ 359 and 360. The laurel-tree was sacred to him,

Phaedr. 3, 17, 3; Ov. F. 6, 91;

hence, arbor Phoebi,

the laurel-tree, id. ib. 3, 139; cf. arbor.—After the battle at Actium, Augustus there consecrated a temple to Apollo;

hence, Apollo Actiacus,

Ov. M. 13, 715, and Actius Phoebus, Prop. 5, 6, 67 (cf. Strabo, 10, 451, and v. Actium and Actius): [p. 139] Pythius Apollo, Naev. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5: crinitus Apollo, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89:

dignos et Apolline crines,

Ov. M. 3, 421:

flavus Apollo,

id. Am. 1, 15, 35:

Apollinis nomen est Graecum, quem solem esse volunt,

Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68:

Apollinem Delium,

id. Verr. 1, 18, 48; Verg. A. 4, 162:

Apollinem morbos depellere,

Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Verg. E. 6, 73; Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:

magnus Apollo,

Verg. E. 3, 104:

formosus,

id. ib. 4, 53:

pulcher,

id. A. 3, 119:

vates Apollo,

Val. Fl. 4, 445:

oraculum Apollinis,

Cic. Am. 2, 7.—Hence,

Esp.

Apollinis urbs magna, a town in Upper Egypt, also called Apollonopolis, now the village Edju, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60; cf. Mann. Afr. I. 328.—

Apollinis promontorium.

In Zeugitana in Africa, a mile east of Utica, now Cape Gobeah or Farina (previously called promontorium pulchrum), Liv. 30, 24, 8; Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23; cf. Mann. Afr. II. 293.—

In Mauretania, Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—

Apollinis oppidum, a town in the eastern part of Ethiopia, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 189.—

Apollinis Phaestii portus, a harbor in the territory of Locri Ozolœ, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7.—

Apollinis Libystini fanum, a place in Sicily, now Fano, Macr. S. 1, 17.