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Apollo

God of prophecy and healing whose gifts and curses hang over the house of Atreus, invoked as Paian even when no healing comes.

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Also known as Paian, O Paian, Apollo Paian, Loxias, Elder And Loxias

First appearance: i

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Apollo is the god the Chorus calls on as Paian and the god whose oracle shapes the war's beginning, a presence felt in prophecy, plague, and the riddling signs Calchas reads for the fleet. In tragedy he is often a…

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CACassandraZEZeusPRPriamCLClytemnestraAIAigisthosAPApollo

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  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythological Figures and Future Avenger
  • Protagonist
  • House of Atreus and Gods

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