Apollo is one of the most important gods in Greek mythology. A son of Zeus and one of the 12 Olympians, Apollo was the god of prophecy, music, healing, disease, and light. He was usually depicted as a ...

The Greek goddess Artemis, known as Diana among the Romans ... He was chased down by his own hunting dogs and mauled to death ...

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...