Apollo as protector of flocks
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Apollo as protector of flocks is a pastoral aspect of the Greek god Apollo, revered as a guardian and benefactor of herds, shepherds, and rural prosperity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek religious concept
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aspect of Apollo ⓘ pastoral deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural fertility
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flocks ⓘ health of animals ⓘ herds ⓘ herdsmen ⓘ livestock protection ⓘ pastoral life ⓘ rural prosperity ⓘ shepherds ⓘ warding off disease ⓘ warding off predators ⓘ warding off wolves ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Apollo as god of music
ⓘ
Apollo as god of prophecy ⓘ |
| cultRegion |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ rural sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
animal fertility
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grazing lands ⓘ pastures ⓘ |
| hasEpithet |
Apollo Karneios
NERFINISHED
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Apollo Lyceius NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo Nomios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensuring increase of herds
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granting prosperity to herdsmen ⓘ guarding cattle pens ⓘ guarding sheepfolds ⓘ preventing livestock disease ⓘ protecting flocks ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman views of Apollo as rural guardian
ⓘ
later pastoral imagery of Apollo ⓘ |
| partOf | Apollo in Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greek pastoral religion
ⓘ
rural cults of Apollo ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Greek farmers
ⓘ
Greek shepherds ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.