Mount Olympus And The god Apollo in Greek mythology there
often cites the Mount Olympus, home and abode of the gods. This is the highest mountain in Greece, is located on the boundary between Macedonia and Thessaly. Olympus resided twelve major gods: Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Venus, Diana, Apollo, Ceres, Neptune, Vulcan and Vesta then. On the mountain the god Jupiter, the supreme court, decided the fate of humans and gods. The Olympus is depicted in the heavens where, above a thick blanket of clouds, Jupiter presides over the divine banquet. In art it is often the most important deities in the center of the minor and around it. Often, this issue was portrayed in the decoration of the villas and palaces.
As already mentioned, one of the major deities of Greek mythology Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Diana, the god of the sun and beauty, medicine and music, of shepherds and flocks. In his multifaceted personality Apollo causing death and pestilence, but at the same time, healed and sent away the evil. Shining with youth and beauty, took care of the young, loved to invent melodies and poems. He is often depicted naked while playing an instrument or while driving the chariot of the sun.
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