#mountlykaios

Apollo, the son of Zeus and Leto and twin of the goddess Artemis, is depicted in Greek mythology as a kouros, a beardless, athletic youth. He is known to be the god of the sun and light, healing, truth and prophecy, music, poetry, and more[1].

Many myths have depicted Apollo as the god of Delphi (Pythian Apollo), the farsighted deity of the Delphic Oracle. In addition to being an oracular god, Apollo is also associated with the double-edged sword of healing and medicine and plague and ill-health, although it has been told that the god’s healing abilities may have been mediated through his son, Asclepius[1].

Apollo has often been depicted holding a lyre devised and given to by Hermes and has come to be associated with the name Apollon Musegetes, or the leader and director of the Muses. Hymns were often sung to the god in his honor, which were known as paeans. In addition, Apollo would also watch over the colonists and protect the herds and flocks[1].

Due to the circumstances of his birth Apollo has been often been linked to wolves and werewolves, and it has been implied that Apollo had his own wolf-form. In fact, Apollo was also worshipped on Mount Lykaion, earning him the additional title of Apollo Lykaios, or Apollo Wolf-God[2].

Legends dictate that Apollo sent a wolf to battle a bull near the city of Argosas a message to Danaus to invade, which he did with success. Afterward, Danaus built and dedicated a sanctuary to Apollo and creating the cult of Apollo Lykeios. At the Apollo sanctuary of the Delphians, there sits a bronze wolf near the altar dedicated to the god. It is said that a thief stole sacred treasure from the sanctuary and hid in the forest on Mount Parnassus where a wolf found and killed him before leading the Delphians to the gold, which lead to the erection of the bronze wolf[3].

Reference links:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykaia#Apollo_Lykaios