Poetry · Character

Apollo

The young god of poetry and light whose sudden, overwhelming awakening marks the birth of a new divine order.

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Also known as Eterne Apollo, the fair Apollo, Delphic Apollo, great Apollo, thee, thy

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Addressed as the god of bards, who inspires the poets in his western halls of gold.

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Apollo enters Keats's Hyperion as the coming power, felt before he is fully seen, a presence that makes the fallen Titans tremble. When he finally speaks, his first words are a cry of bewildered intensity as knowledge…

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Ode to Apollo
Addressed as the god of bards, who inspires the poets in his western halls of gold.
On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer
Mentioned as the deity to whom bards hold the western islands in fealty.
To G. A. W.
Mentioned as a figure before whom the Graces trip, used as a standard of comparison.
To a Young Lady Who Sent Me a Laurel Crown
Apollo's leaves are pressed against the speaker's temples, symbolizing poetic inspiration.
Epistle to My Brother George
Invoked as the god of poetry; the speaker fears he may never hear Apollo's song, yet later references Apollo's knowledge of the poet's visions.
Epistle to Charles Cowden Clarke
Referenced in the context of 'Apollo's glories' as part of the stories told by Libertas.
Hymn to Apollo
Addressed as Delphic Apollo, god of the golden bow, lyre, hair, and fire; his pity stills the thunder.
Sleep and Poetry
Invoked as the great god of poetry and light, the ultimate inspiration for the speaker's creative journey.
I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill
Invoked as the god who bids marigolds open and who kisses the dew.
III
Invoked by the Carian ('sacred Phœbus') and referenced in Glaucus's description of evening skies.
A Draught of Sunshine
Invoked as the God of Song and the Meridian, the source of the golden sunshine and the Delphian pain.
Acrostic
Invoked to inspire the speaker with love for poetry and his sister.
Hyperion
The young god who undergoes a painful transformation, anguishing as he receives divine knowledge from Mnemosyne.
Book III
Apollo is the central figure of Book III, wandering in Delos, weeping, and seeking knowledge from Mnemosyne. He undergoes a painful transformation into a god.
Hyperion: A Vision
Referenced as Moneta's foster-child and a figure of the golden age.

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