God · Greek
Apollo
Apollo, a god of the Greek world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: greek
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Horus | Herodotus, Histories 2.144 and 2.156, c. 430 BCE | Horus son of Osiris, the last god to rule Egypt after deposing Typhon, is the one the Greeks call Apollo. |
| identified as Nabu | Hellenistic Babylonia and Syria | Nabu, son of Marduk and god of the scribal art, was taken for Apollo as a giver of prophecies. |
| identified as Mithra | Nemrut Dag monument of Antiochus I of Commagene, 62 BCE | One of the colossal Nemrut statues is Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes. |
| identified as Goitosyros | Herodotus, Histories 4.59, c. 430 BCE | The Scythian Apollo is Goitosyros. |
| identified as Belenus | Inscriptions of Aquileia; Herodian 8.3, 238 CE | Belenus, patron of Aquileia, was commonly identified with Apollo as a healer. |
| identified as Grannus | Dedications to Apollo Grannus; Cassius Dio on Caracalla, 213 CE | The healing spring god was worshipped as Apollo Grannus, and Caracalla sought his help. |
| adopted as Aplu | Etruscan religion, Archaic period | Aplu is the Etruscan form of Apollo. |