Apollo - Apollon
Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the kouros (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all the gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.
Apollo Stamp Collection
Paraguay 1970 Apollo Belvedere
Vatican 1977 Apollo Belvedere
Niger 1973 Apollo Belvedere
Vatican 1983 Apollo Belvedere
Vatican 2018 Apollo Belvedere
Russia 2003 Apollo Belvedere
The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture that was rediscovered in the late 15th century; for centuries it epitomized the ideals of Classical Antiquity for Europeans, from the Renaissance through the 19th century. The marble is a Hellenistic or Roman copy of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares, made between 350 and 325 BCE. The Apollo is now thought to be an original Roman re-creation of Hadrianic date (ca. 120–140).
Greece 1968 Apollo of Olympia
Senegal 1975 Apollo of Olympia
Greece 1964 Apollo of Olympia
Switzerland 1944 Apollo of Olympia
The Apollo of Olympia was part of the group of sculptures found in the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Its original location also provides it with another name: the Apollon from the west pediment. It is one of the most important statues of the Severe style or early Classical style, dating from ca. 460 BCE. The statue is currently in the archaeological museum in Olympia.
The sculptures of the west pediment depicted the battle of the Lapiths against the Centaurs, following the wedding feast of Peirithous and Hippodamia. The battle of the Lapiths - legendary inhabitants of Thessaly - against the Centaurs - wild forest inhabitants with a human upper half and the body of a horse - frequently acted as a mythological metaphor for the conflicts between the Greeks and the Barbarians. Most of the figures in this turbulent battle scene were discovered during the German excavations of 1875, led by the archaeologist Georg Treu.
The juvenile Apollo stood in the centre of the pediment, directing his gaze toward the Lapiths. With his outstretched right arm, he seemed to order an end to the iniquity: the Centaurs had betrayed the Lapiths' hospitality, drunk to excess, and kidnapped their women. Nevertheless, his inclusion appears to be merely figurative; the combatants seem ignorant of his presence, with no other figure in the pediment referring, either in their motion or gesture, to the appearance of the god.
Albania 1962 Apollo of Butrinto
Albania 1959 Apollo of Butrinto
The object , the so-called head of “Goddess of Butrint" and the head of "Apollo, the Anzio"s type", was discovered in the area of the theatre of Butrint during the excavation campaign (1928) by Luigi Maria Ugolini. In addition to the head, a large set of sculptures were discovered. After a detailed examination of them, Ugolini combined the head with one of the found statues, that of the "Nemesis of Rhamnous" type, and called the whole statue “Goddess of Butrint".
It is concluded that the object , together with the statue of "Nemesis of Rhamnous" type, is a representation of a mythological paradigm where the goddess Themis merges with the god Apollo as symbols of the victory of Augustus in Actium and of the inauguration of a new cult - of the (pre) deification of Livia.
Algeria 1952 Apollo of Cherchel
The Tiber Apollo is an over lifesize marble sculpture of Apollo, a Hadrianic or Antonine Roman marble copy after a bronze Greek original of about 450 BCE. Dredged from the bed of the Tiber in Rome, in making piers for the Ponte Garibaldi (1885, bridge completed 1888), it is conserved in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.The style of the sculpture reflects the school of Phidias, perhaps the young Phidias himself.
The figure, with his girlish curls, may once have held the laurel branch and bow, as he is not a citharoedus. The pensive reserve of such Apollos provided the iconographical type for Hadrianic portrait heads of Antinous in the following century.
Another version of the same type was recovered among the ruins of Cherchel, Algeria, the Roman Caesarea Mauretaniae. (see the stamp above)
The Tiber Apollo
Spain 1991 Apollo fauntain in Madrid
Cyprus 1962 Bronzehead of Apollo of Tamasos
The Chatsworth Head is a slightly over-life-size bronze head dating to around 460 BCE which is now in the British Museum.
The head was originally part of a complete statue, probably (judging by the shoulder-length curly hair) one of Apollo, made up of various sections (e.g. head, arms, legs, some of the locks of hair) produced separately by lost-wax casting then joined into one whole - a leg from the same sculpture is in the Louvre. Its eyes probably originally held glass, marble or ivory inlays, which were held in with surviving bronze plates, which curl outwards to form eyelashes. Its lips seem to have been plated with reddish copper to imitate their natural colour.
In 1834 The Louvre managed to purchase the first large bronze statue found in modern times after its discovery in Italy near the Island of Elba. Two years later a complete statue was discovered near Tamassos on Cyprus and was immediately retrieved by locals who dragged it from its position using oxcarts. During its journey the statue fell apart losing legs, arms and its torso.
Maldiven 1975 Michaeangelo - Apollo, also known as Apollo-David, David-Apollo, or Apollino, is a 1.46 m unfinished marble sculpture by Michelangelo that dates from approximately 1530. It now stands in the Bargello museum in Florence.
Spain 1973 Apollo fauntain in Madrid
Apollo, wanted by the Bourbons for the Salon del Prado to encourage the development of culture and science.
Due to the importance of the project, its execution included several sculptors. The final model was constructed by Manuel Álvarez in 1781, but does not conclude the figure of Apollo, who died in 1797. King Carlos IV and his wife accelerated the completion of the project because they wanted to inaugurate the monument on the occasion of the wedding of the then-Prince of Asturias, would-be King Fernando VII, with María Antonia de Nápoles. Finally, the fountain of Apollo was completed in 1802.
This statue of the God of music is considered one of the best classics erected in Spain by the elegance of the proportions and the captuere of divine movement and balance. Apollo appears carrying a lyre and accompanied by allegorical sculptures of the four seasons, since, as the Sun God, he is responsible for the birth and change of seasons.
France 2010 Apollo fauntain in Versailles
France 2010 Apollo fauntain in Versailles
The Fountain of Apollo at the Palace of Versailles, France. Charles Le Brun designed the centerpiece depicting the Greek god Apollo rising from the sea in a four-horse chariot. A pond was dug on the site of the fountain in 1639 called "The Pond of the Swans". When King Louis XIV had it enlarged in 1671, the pond's east-west orientation and the common association of the King with Apollo prompted Le Brun to suggest dedicating the site to Apollo. The dawn theme was popular at the time and appears on some painted ceilings in European palaces. The fountain was constructed between 1668 and 1671.
Cuba 1976 The ballet "Apollo" by Igor Stravinsky from the 5th International Ballet Festival, Havana
St.vincent 1997 Apollo and the Horai by Tiepolo. the Horae were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time.
Upper volta 1977 The Marie de' Medici Cycle by Rubens "Reconciliation of the Queen and her Son" .In this painting, Louis XIII, represented as an adult, is depicted as Apollo.
Poland 1971 Apollo (System Copernicus) is a stained glass window, designed by Stanisław Wyspiański for the Medical Society in Krakow, from 1904.
Apollo, god of the Sun, is represented tied up and attached to a lyre, which is crushing him with its weight. Such an approach to the subject has been interpreted among other things, as a reference to Nicolaus Copernicus stopping the Sun.[3] Around Apollo, the painting shows other objects of the Solar System: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Luna, and Venus.
Manama 1971 Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse by François Boucher.
San Marino 1986 Dance of Apollo with the muses, by Giulio Romano (1492-1546)
Paraguay 1978 Education of the Princess (1622–1625) by Rubens shows a maturing Marie de' Medici at study. Her education is given a divine grace by the presence of three gods Apollo, Athena, and Hermes. Apollo being associated with art, Athena with wisdom, and Hermes the messenger god for a fluency and understanding of language. Also present are the three graces, Euphrosyne, Aglaea, and Thalia giving her beauty.
Antigua Barbuda 1993 Education of the Princess Marie de' Medici (1622–1625) by Rubens
Manama 1972 Education of the Princess Marie de' Medici (1622–1625) by Rubens (only 3 graces)
Paraguay 1989 Education of the Princess Marie de' Medici (1622–1625) by Rubens - A Block
Mali 1971 Apollo Belvedere statue in front of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (The wonder of the ancient world)
Vatican 1995 An Apollo Citharoedus, or Apollo Citharede, is a statue or other image of Apollo with a cithara (lyre). This statue is in the gardens of the Vatican
Ajman 1972 Apollo from the Parnassus of Raphael
Ajman 1972 Apollo from the Parnassus of Raphael
The Parnassus is a fresco painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael in the Raphael Rooms, in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome, painted at the commission of Pope Julius II.
The whole room shows the four areas of human knowledge: philosophy, religion, poetry and law, with The Parnassus representing poetry. The fresco shows the mythological Mount Parnassus where Apollo dwells; he is in the centre playing an instrument (a contemporary lira da braccio rather than a classical lyre), surrounded by the nine muses, nine poets from antiquity, and nine contemporary poets. Apollo, along with Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, inspired poets.
The painting on the right was taken from this Attic Red Figure Amphora A Date. 520 - 500 B.C.
Greece 1972 Gods against the Giants. Apollo and Artemis on the left from the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury
Greece 1986 Apollo, god of Music, presides over all music, songs, dance and poetry. He is the inventor of string-music, and the frequent companion of the Muses, functioning as their chorus leader in celebrations. The lyre is a common attribute of Apollo.
The Siphnian Treasury was a building at the Ancient Greek cult centre of Delphi, erected to host the offerings of the polis, or city-state, of Siphnos. It was one of a number of treasuries lining the "Sacred Way", the processional route through the Sanctuary of Apollo, erected to win the favor of the gods and increase the prestige of the donor polis. It was one of the earlier surviving buildings of this type, and its date remains a matter for debate, with the most plausible date being around 525 BC
The Treasury fell to ruins over the centuries, although it stood for much longer than many other monuments, probably due to its decoration which was venerated by the following generations. Currently, the sculpture and a reconstruction of the Treasury are to be seen in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Greece 1974 Artemis, Apollo and Leto - their mother (vase, 5th cent. B.C.)
Paraguay 1973 Apollo 17 was the final Moon landing mission of NASA's Apollo program (December 7–19, 1972) mission patch with Apollo
Ajman 1972 Bronze statue of Apollo the Archer, Temple of Apollo, Pompeii
Ajman 1972 Apollo and Diana after the killing of Python the house of Vetti , Pompeii (stamp)
Ajman 1972 Apollo and Diana after the killing of Python the house of Vetti , Pompeii (block)
Aristaeus - The son of Apollo
A minor god in Greek mythology, attested mainly by Athenian writers, Aristaeus , was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee-keeping; he was the son of the huntress Cyrene and Apollo.
If Aristaeus was a minor figure at Athens, he was more prominent in Boeotia, where he was "the pastoral Apollo", and was linked to the founding myth of Thebes by marriage with Autonoë, daughter of Cadmus, the founder. Aristaeus may appear as a winged youth in painted Boeotian pottery, similar to representations of the Boreads, spirits of the North Wind. Besides Actaeon and Macris, he also was said to have fathered Charmus and Callicarpus in Sardinia.
Monaco 1948 Aristaeus by François Joseph Bosio (1768–1845), (Musée du Louvre)