阿波罗被视作光明之神，太阳神，他掌管真相与预言；射术；医学和健康；音乐，诗歌和艺术等等。阿波罗是宙斯和勒托之子，他有一个孪生妹妹狩猎女神阿尔忒弥斯。在艺术作品中，他常被描绘成英俊的金发青年，通常携带着弓箭。阿波罗的象征是金色的古乐器--小竖琴。
He has been recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the huntress Artemis. In art, he is often depicted as a handsome young man with golden hair normally carrying a bow. Apollo's symbol was the golden lyre which is an old musical instrument.