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I feel like this is yet another aspect often forgotten about Apollo when His other aspects - usually much older ones - get most of the attention. However, it’s important to remember that He is multi-faceted like any God is.

Apollo has been historically noted to serve as a protector of those who are young and the establishments that are new, such as newly built cities. A lot of Spartan towns were first blessed by His light, the connection here being often tied to the metaphor of wolves - being one of His sacred animals - serving as the basis of the building society. He was among the first Gods to sanctify cities under Roman rule, too.

Apollo isn’t all sunshine, music, and art. He can and has been reported to be a serious, protective, ruthless, fatherly Deity. He is capable of the same judgement in state matters that “traditionally seen as serious” Gods are usually associated with.

Let's look at Bryconops chernoffi. It doesn't have a common name. It's named after professor Barry Chernoff, who is responsible for a great deal of research on the taxonomy of the genus Bryconops, as well as contributions to general ichthyological knowledge.

You've probably never heard of this fish. You've probably never heard of Chernoff.

Still, there are people who care enough about this tiny fish from a random Amazonian creek somewhere to name it after someone else who also cares. Professor Chernoff described it as "the honor of a lifetime", and wrote personally to the researchers responsible - Cárlison Silva-Oliveira, Flávio C. T. Lima, and Juan D. Bogotá-Gregory - to thank them. Naming the fish like that is like a little reminder that someone is there for these animals, even if nobody has heard of them before, even if nobody thinks there's any point. We can see them. We can help.

I mean, I guess of all people, I should know that someone cares. I'm the reason all 27 species of Bryconops have a Wikipedia page, after all.