# Apollo — Discourses character guide

> Apollo in Discourses by Epictetus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-of-the-things-which-are-in-our-power-and-not-in-our-power

## Who they are

God of prophecy and healing, invoked in discussions of divination.

## Relationships

### [Laius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/characters/laius)

_rivalry_

Apollo's oracle condemns Laius, creating a divine antagonism that leads to tragic consequences.

## In the story

### [I: Of Finery in Dress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/i-of-finery-in-dress)

The god who delivers oracles and truth regardless of whether people heed them, used to justify Epictetus's own frankness.

### [In What Manner We Ought to Bear Sickness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/x-in-what-manner-we-ought-to-bear-sickness)

Invoked in the exclamation 'Paean Apollo' as an example of empty ritual.

### [About Exercise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_se/chapters/xii-about-exercise)

Referenced via Apollonius's advice on discreet self-discipline.

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