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Apollo
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The god of the major sanctuaries on Delos, and at Delphi, where he gave 'oracles', answering questions set him by any visitor on either personal or state affairs. To the Greeks he represented the Rule of Law. He is often shown with a bow, lyre or kithara, and laurel wreath or branch, and with his twin sister Artemis. He is the god of music, and later he is especially associated with the Muses |