The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...

Dating back to the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., the head portrays a youthful depiction of Apollo, the Greek god of music and archery, complete with curly hair and his iconic laurel crown. Discovered ...

He’s also the god of archery, which is evident from the statue ... who according to myth Apollo defeated with help from Artemis, or Python, the serpent guarding the Oracle of Delphi.

The gods’ answers to their questions came in different ways—obscure riddles, omens in the form of birds or lightning, even the rustle of leaves. Prophetic, Poetic ApolloA son of Zeus ...

It was dedicated to Apollo Epicurius by the Phigaleians, who believed the god of sun and healing had protected them from plague and invasion. In 174 AD the ancient traveller Pausanias admired the ...

For those of you who specialize in committing the most profane acts of immorality, now you can royally piss off God in a variety of ways at Apollo's Greek God Revue. As if the infamously sassy ...

Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public ...