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Apollo

Greek god of poetry and music, invoked in verse.

minor

Also known as the great Apollo, The Delian Apollo

First appearance: the pipes o pan

Apollo shows up with force in The White Bees. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The god who appoints Aristæus as keeper of his bees and later pities him, freeing him from a backward-looking mind.
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In The White Bees: The god who appoints Aristæus as keeper of his bees and later pities him, freeing him from a backward-looking mind. Later, in The Old Flute: Invoked as the Delian Apollo, lord of immortal sound,…

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Character groups

  • Eclectic Assembly of Poetic and Historical Icons
  • Mythological and Personal Companions
  • Protagonist
  • Historical and Allegorical Nobility
  • Divine and Mythic Figures

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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