If we go back a bit, well realize that religious beliefs have evolved over time.

But just as the Catholic, Anglican or Indian religions are among the largest today, so it was the Greek religion. Today I want to talk about one of the Greek gods who caught my attention over the amount of power that were attributed and the quantity of temples, which can be deduce that it was a very followed god. Apollo: In Greek and Roman mythology, is one of the most important and diverse of the Olympian deities. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Apollo or Apollon is known in Greekinfluenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu. Also was worshiped in both ancient Greek and Roman religion, as well as in the modern GrecoRoman Neopaganism. The powers of Apollo: Apollo, though one of the great gods of Olympus, is yet represented in some sort of dependence on Zeus, who is regarded as the source of the powers exercised by his son. The powers ascribed to Apollo are apparently of different kinds, but all are connected with one another, and may be said to be only ramifications of one and the same, as will be seen from the following classification. Apollo is: 1- The god who punishes and destroys (oulios) the wicked and overbearing, and as such he is described as the god with bow and arrows, the gift of Hephaestus. 2- The god who affords help and wards off evil. 3- The god of prophecy. Apollo exercised this power in his numerous oracles, and especially in that of Delphi. 4- The god of song and music. 5- The god who protects the flocks and cattle. 6- The god who delights in the foundation of towns and the establishment of civil constitutions. Attributes and Symbols: Apollo's most common attributes were the bow and arrow. Other attributes of his included the kithara (an advanced version of the common lyre), the plectrum and the sword. Another common emblem was the sacrificial tripod, representing his prophetic powers. The Pythian Games were held in Apollo's honor every four years at Delphi. The bay laurel plant was used in expiatory sacrifices and in making the crown of victory at these games. The palm was also sacred to Apollo because he had been born under one in Delos. Animals sacred to Apollo included wolves, dolphins, roe deer, swans, cicadas (symbolizing music and song), hawks, ravens, crows, snakes (referencing Apollo's function as the god of prophecy), mice and griffins, mythical eaglelion hybrids of Eastern origin. Famous Myths of Apollo: The most famous myths of Apollon include:--

His birth on the island of Delos; The slaying of the serpent Python which guarded the oracular shrine of Delphoi; The slaying of the giant Tityoswho attempted to carry off the god's mother Leto; The destruction of the Niobideswhose mother had offended Leto with her boasts; His music contest with the satyr Marsyas who lost and was flayed alive; His love for the youth Hyakinthos who was killed by a discus throw and transformed into a flower; His love for the nymph Daphne who fled from him and was transformed into a laurel tree; His love for Koronis who was slain by Artemis for her infidelity; The murder of the Kyklopes who had forged the lightning bolt used to destroy his son Asklepios; His service as bondsman to the mortal Admetos; His struggle with Herakles for the Delphic tripod; The Trojan War in which he brought plague to the Greeks and helped Paris slay Akhilleus.