The Eumenides · Character
Apollo
The god who ordered the matricide and now defends his suppliant, arguing that Zeus's will outranks any blood-tie a mother claims.
major
Also known as Phoebus Apollo, Leader Phoebus Apollo, Lord Apollo, Loxias
First appearance: the eumenides
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Apollo sheltered Orestes at Delphi and sent him on to Athens under Hermes' guard, promising purification and release. In the trial he stands as the accused's advocate, insisting that he merely revealed the will of Zeus…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Psychological
- Friendship
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Vengeance and Justice Cycle
- Divine and Mortal Authority
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- Zeus
family · positive
- Mother Earth
psychological · ambivalent
- Orestes
friendship · positive
- The Furies
rivalry · negative
- Zeus
family · positive
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