Apollonis | |
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Goddess of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts | |
Member of The Muses | |
Venerated in | Greek mythology |
Symbol | lyre |
Mount | Delphi |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Apollo |
Siblings | Cephisso and Borysthenis or Nētē, Mesē, and Hypatē |
Equivalents | |
Roman | Camenae |
Apollonis (/ˌæpəˈloʊnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀπoλλωνίς means "of Apollo")[1] was one of the three younger Mousai Apollonides (Muses) in Greek mythology and daughters of Apollo,[2] who were worshipped in Delphi where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. The three sisters, Cephisso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis, are also known as Nētē, Mesē, and Hypatē[3] where their names are synonymous with those of the lowest, middle, and highest chords of a lyre, further characterizing the Muses as the daughters of Apollo.