Apollo Paean

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Apollo Paean is a healing and protective aspect of the Greek god Apollo, invoked especially through hymns of thanksgiving and deliverance from plague or danger.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of a Greek god
epithet of Apollo
associatedWith Apollo
culture Ancient Greek religion
deityType Olympian deity aspect
epithetMeaningRelatedTo paean
hasAttribute apotropaic power
benevolence toward supplicants
hasDomain deliverance from danger
deliverance from plague
healing
protection
invokedBy hymns of deliverance
hymns of thanksgiving
invokedFor healing from illness
protection from danger
protection from plague
languageOfName Ancient Greek
linkedRitualForm choral hymn
processional song
partOf Greek pantheon
relatedConcept paean (song of triumph or thanksgiving)
role deliverer
healer
protector
thanksgivingFor deliverance from disease
deliverance from military danger
worshipContext ritual responses to crisis
ritual responses to plague
worshipType cultic invocation of Apollo

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Referenced by (6)

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

Apollo epithet Apollo Paean
Apollo Epicurius hasEpithetMeaning Apollo the Helper
linked to: Apollo Paean
Patroclus killedBy Apollo (indirectly, by wounding and disarming)
linked to: Apollo Paean
Panhellenic cult of Apollo cultTitleOfDeity Apollo Pythios
linked to: Apollo Paean
Kouroi of the sanctuary of Apollo at Ptoon locatedInSanctuaryOf Apollo at Ptoon
linked to: Apollo Paean