Apollonian Music




As god of music, Apollo is often depicted playing the lyre.In Hellenistic times, especially during the 3rd century BCE, as Apollo Helios he became identified among Greeks with Helios, Titan god of the sun, and his sister Artemis similarly equated with Selene, Titan goddess of the moon. Apollo's sister Artemis, who was the Greek goddess of hunting, is identified with Britomartis (Diktynna), the Minoan "Mistress of the animals". According to Greek tradition, ancient Elyros was founded by Fylakides and Filandrus, sons of  Apollo and Akakallis nearby Lissos. 







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