Apollo

Apollo

Personal Information Born: July 7, c. 2602 BC Alias: Phoebus Lester Papadopoulos Fred (incognito disguise) Narcissus (in Rome) Title(s): God of Light, Archery, and the Sun God of Healing, Prophecy, and Truth God of Music and Poetry Element: Light Sound Water (healing) Species: Olympian Human (as of March 2011) Gender: Male Distinguishing Features: As Apollo, long golden hair, tall and muscular, shining golden eyes, playful, bright smile (inherited from Koios As Lester Papadopoulos, Caucasian, dark hair, blue eyes Family: Kronos (paternal grandfather) Rhea (paternal grandmother) Koios (maternal grandfather) Phoebe (maternal grandmother) Zeus (father) Leto (mother) Artemis (twin sister) Aristaios, Asclepius, Augustus, Chryses, Georgina, Halcyon Green, Idmon, Kayla Knowles, Austin Lake, Linus, Will Solace, Trophonius, Michael Yew (children) Octavian (descendant) Occupation: Leader of Apollo's Trials (as of c. March 2011) Affiliation: Olympians Apollo's Trials Loyalty: Olympus Residence: Unclear, constantly moving

"Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. I am so cool."

— Apollo recites a haiku[[{{{4}}}|[src]]]

Apollon (Apollo) (Pronunciation: uh-POL-lohn/uh-POL-loh), legal name Lester Papadopoulos, is the now-mortal son of Zeus and Leto, as well as the former Olympian of light, archery, the sun, healing, prophecy, truth, music, and poetry. Both Greek and Roman aspect of the vakha Anarheru. Known also as Phoebus, Apollo was born on the island Delos shortly after his sister Artemis. Apollo subsequently became a member of the Olympian Council. Apollo also received the lyre from Hermes and gave Pandora the gift of music. Apollo was turned mortal twice by Zeus; the first time during the Olympian Riot, and the second after he killed the Elder Cyclopes in retaliation for Asclepius's death. During the Trojan War, Apollo sided with the Trojans.

Apollo also sired Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, murdered the eighteenth emperor, his former lover Commodus under the alias of Narcissus, and, millennia later, helped the members of the Quest of Artemis by telling them to seek out Nereus. During the Battle of Manhattan, Apollo helped battle Typhon. However, Octavian, the augur of Camp Jupiter, managed to convince Apollo to bless him; in the Battle in Athens, after helping the Demigods of Seven retrieve the Physician's Cure, Apollo presumably helped slay some Gigantes, but was punished by Zeus for "allowing" the Prophecy of Seven to be spoken by Rachel Dare, as well as helping the demigods and blessing Octavian. Zeus then made Apollo mortal for the third time, this time without any powers whatsoever, as well as blood rather than ichor.

As the mortal Lester Papadopoulos, the former immortal helped defend Camp Half-Blood from Nero's Invasion of Camp Half-Blood after having the demigod Margaret McCafferey become his master. Papadopoulos also discovered the Waystation and removed the city of Indianapolis from the rule of Commodus.

Abilities

• Divine Abilities: These abilities were temporarily taken away by Zeus during the year 2011.
  • Battle Prowess: Apollo had superhuman strength and fighting skills, able to tangle with even Heracles, wrestle Ares, and outrace Hermes.
  • Archery: Apollo excelled in archery and other target-shooting-based abilities, rivaled only by Artemis and Orion.
  • Audokinesis: Apollo had power over sound and music.
  • Photokinesis: Apollo had absolute control and divine authority over light.
  • Pyrokinesis: Apollo had absolute control over the flames of his Sun Chariot.
  • Supernatural Sight: Apollo could see almost anything anywhere on his Sun Chariot.
  • Vitakinesis: Apollo could manipulate and modify anatomy, as well as restore the injured to near-instantaneous health. Apollo could also spread various horrible diseases.
  • Prophecy: Apollo could see into the future, but without full control. He could not control when the prophecies were said or what they meant.
  • Madness: Apollo was able to drive Orion insane with the urge to hunt every beast on earth.
  • Apollo's Curse: Apollo could curse others to speak only in rhyming couplets, taking days or even weeks for the curse to wear off.
  • Flight: Apollo could fly, on occasions such as slaying Python or slaughtering Niobe's sons.
  • Invisibility: Apollo invisibly spied on Marsyas above the gathered crowd.
  • Hypnokinesis: Apollo could put others to sleep by simply snapping his fingers.
  • Shapeshifting: Apollo could change his appearance at will.
  • Granting Powers: Apollo could change others into nymphs or immortals, such as Kyrene, who became a naiad, or Hemithea and Parthenos, who became minor gods.
  • Teleportation: Apollo could teleport himself or forcibly teleport others both to and away from his side.

Family

Ouranos

Gaea

Pontus

Kronos

Rhea

Koios

Phoebe

Krios

Eurybia

Hera

Zeus

Leto

Asteria

Perses

Ares

Enyo

Artemis

Apollo

Hecate

Enyalius

Various children

Protogenos counterpart(s)

• Aether (as god of light)

Titanic counterpart(s)

• Hyperion (as god of light)
• Helios (as god of the sun)

Vakha alternate aspect(s)

• Ra (Egyptian aspect)
• Frey (Norse aspect)

Trivia

• Apollo enjoys flirting with the Hunters of Artemis, notably their lieutenant Thalia Grace, as well as Britomartis.
• Hermes once put his Winged Shoes on Apollo when he was sleeping in Athens. He later awoke in Argentina.
• Apollo connects the actual sun being a "big fiery ball of gas" with Artemis calling him just that.
• Apollo's epithet of Phoebus references his grandmother Phoebe, from whom he inherited his prophetic powers.
• Apollo enjoys making haikus (albeit haikus negatively portrayed), mirroring the fact that haikus are from Japan, known as the "land of the rising sun".
• Apollo was once equated with Horus, as Ra and Horus were sometimes portrayed as one god.
• Apollo's incognito name "Fred" may allude to Fred Saberhagen, author of the book The Face of Apollo.
• Apollo's name fits into his mortal alias "Lester Papadopoulos" exactly once: Lester Papadopoulos becomes [l] [A]p o lo, an anagram of Ap o l lo.
• The spaceflight program to land the first human on the moon was ironically called the "Apollo Program"; Apollo is the god of the sun.
• Apollo repeatedly claims to be the older twin of Artemis, although this could be him messing with her, due to her favored form being that of a twelve-year-old and his that of a teenager.
• Apollo had his adventures around the same time his Norse aspect Frey's son Magnus Chase had his own.