★ He was the younger twin of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.
★ Apollo was the Greek god of the Music.
★ He invented the lute, but he was more popular for playing the lyre, which was invented by Hermes, the messenger of the gods.
★ In addition, Apollo owned the precious gift of prophecy, given to him by his father Zeus in his infancy.
★ Apollo's symbols were the lyre, the tripod, the laurel tree and the navel stone.