Apollo Loxias

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Apollo Loxias is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo emphasizing his role as an oracular deity whose prophetic messages are often ambiguous or obscure.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Apollo 2
Apollo Loxias canonical 1
Apollo Lykios 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of Apollo
epithet
associatedWith ambiguity
obscure messages
prophecy
contrastedWith more straightforward forms of divine revelation
culture Ancient Greek religion
domain divination
oracles
emphasizesAspectOf Apollo as oracle-giver
Apollo as sender of riddling prophecies
epithetOf Apollo
hasDeityType prophetic god
hasFunction communicating the will of the gods through riddling speech
hasNameForm Λοξίας
hasReputationFor enigmatic oracles
equivocal answers
hasRole oracular deity
honoredBy consultants of the Delphic oracle
languageOfName Ancient Greek
meaningAttribute ambiguous speech
indirect prophecy
mythologicalPeriod Classical antiquity
refersTo Apollo
relatedConcept Delphic ambiguity
Pythian Apollo
religion Greek polytheism
worshipContext Oracle of Apollo
surface form: Delphic oracle

Greek sanctuaries of Apollo

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollo epithet Apollo Loxias
Sibyl Rock associatedWith Apollo Loxias
this entity surface form: Apollo
Apollo Epicurius epithetOf Apollo Loxias
this entity surface form: Apollo
Panhellenic cult of Apollo cultTitleOfDeity Apollo Loxias
this entity surface form: Apollo Lykios