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Titles of Apollo

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Apollo Titles | Apollo Symbols

These titles of Apollo come from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
  • Delphinius
    'dolphin god'
  • Sitalcas
    'protector of corn'
  • Erythibius
    'preventer of blight'
  • Parnopius
    'destroyer of locusts'
  • Smintheus
    destroyer of mice'
  • Erithius
    'god of reapers'
  • Pasparius
    'god of meal'
  • Nomios
    'god of pastures' or 'god of law'
  • Hersos
    'sender of the fertilizing dew'
  • Horomedon
    'ruler of the seasons'
  • Poimnius
    'god of flocks'
  • Tragius
    'of goats'
  • Kereatas
    'of horned animals'
  • Carneius
    'horned'(?)
  • Boedromios
    'the helper'
  • Eleleus
    'god of the war-cry'
  • Argyrotoxos
    'god of the silver bow'
  • Hecatebolos
    'the shooter from afar'
  • Chrysaoros
    'wearer of the golden sword'
  • Iatromantis
    'physician and seer'
  • Oulios
    probably 'health-giving'
  • Epibaterius and Apobaterius
    'embarker' and 'disembarker'
  • Nasiotas
    'the islander'
  • Euryalus
    'god of the broad sea'
Source: 1911 Encyclopedia article on Apollo.

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