Apollonis

Apollonis (/ˌæpəˈloʊnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀπoλλωνίς means "of Apollo")[1] was one of the three younger Mousai Apollonides (Muses) in Greek mythology and daughters of Apollo[2] who were worshipped in Delphi where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. The three sisters, Cephisso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis, are also known as Nētē, Mesē, and Hypatē[3] where their names are synonymous with those of the lowest, middle, and highest chords of a lyre, further characterizing the Muses as the daughters of Apollo.

For the town in ancient Lydia, Anatolia, see Apollonis (Lydia).
Apollonis
Goddess of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts
Member of The Muses
Venerated inGreek mythology
Symbollyre
MountDelphi
Personal information
ParentsApollo
SiblingsCephisso and Borysthenis or Nētē, Mesē, and Hypatē
Roman equivalentCamenae
Greek deities
series
Personified concepts

Notes
  1. Theoi Project, Greek Mythology, Mousai Apollonides, Retrieved April 29, 2014
  2. Eumelus fr. 35 as cited from Tzetzes on Hesiod, 23
  3. Plutarch, Symposium 9.14


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