Read "Cultural conflict in a bacteriology department: Apollo v. Athena, Journal of Management in Medicine" on DeepDyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. In later periods, Apollo was commonly considered to have been the driver of the solar disc, but Apollo was not associated with the sun during Homeric Greek times. In this earlier period, he was the patron of prophecy, music, intellectual pursuits, healing, and plague. Conference between Athena and Apollo Athena and Apollo agree to a single combat (leads to contest between Hector and Ajax) Zeus and Poseidon. Apollo was also famous for being an oracular god, and had two cults in Delphi and Delos. Apollo is the god of the sun, music, medicine, and poetry. "So, what must be done about this war?" The civilization god usually wins over the nature god when they come in contact and conflict. He was always a god of light, and, like Dionysus, he inspired poetry and music. She is also the second oldest daughter of Zeus and is said to be the favorite child of Zeus. Athena herself participates in the judgement not as an unbiased arbiter of justice, but as a participant in the conflict who compromises and gains advantage from the consequences of her judgment just as Apollo, Orestes, and the Erinyes did. Often portrayed as the patron goddess of heroic endeavors, this mythical divinity is a goddess of many things including wisdom, courage, strategic warfare, law and justice. According to myth, Herakles traveled to the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi to consult the oracle, but, when no answer was forthcoming, the hero seized Apollo's tripod, prompting a fight between the two. Zeus bestowed upon her these honors: his Aegis and she alone save Zeus can wield the power of the Thunderbolt. The reason why there is so much anger and conflict in the Iliad is because the Homeric law of honor and respect is being insulted which results to rage, honor and conflict. On Apollo and Athena's Abilities. The main conflict in The Iliad is caused from the hubris, or excessive pride, of the main character, Achilles. These are two different strategies for resolving conflict, but in the ancient Greek language, the same word describes the endings to both the “Eumenides” and the “Odyssey”: stasis. Only Apollo's intervention protects the corpse from damage. The conflict between the old and the new gods is played out with Furies represent the ancient as a primitive law that claim blood paid by blood and young gods Apollo with Athena who represents new order of reason and civilization. However, Apollo complained to Zeus and he decided in favor of his son. The laurel became therefore the symbol of the god. Athena and Apollo are Greek gods. Athena and Apollo are Greek gods. "Well this is awkward." The Greek god Apollo was the son of Zeus and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and the moon. Apollo gets a second chance to shine in DD, and I think this game does a far better job at it. Disguised as a Trojan soldier, Athena convinces the archer Pandarus to take aim at Menelaus. 18. Finally, Apollo being Apollo decided to speak. Apollo was the son of Zeus (the God of Thunder) and Leto.He had a twin sister, Artemis, who was the Goddess of Hunting. Athena's Relationships with Other Gods and Goddesses by JewelofAset Relationship with Zeus At Athena's birth, she sprung forth from Zeus's head in full armor, her war cry resounding through the Heavens and Earth. Athena is the goddess of knowing while Apollo is the god of the way of thought that is reason. Although he was a distinct god in early Greek culture, in some traditions Apollo came to be associated with the SUN. Athena stops Achilles from attacking Agamemnon, but the two are constantly at odds for the rest of the story. He immediately set out in pursuit of the serpent that Hera had sent to torment his mother, Leto. Unlike Ares, who represented the pure violence of conflict, Athena often took a more careful and measured approach. People would come from all over the world to learn from Apollo what their future held. In the poem Iliad by Homer, Homer begins the epic by asking the goddess to sing about the rage of Achilles. Moreover, other heroes, such as Heracles, Perseus, Diomedes, Cadmus and Bellerophon also received help from Athena. "Athena, guide me!" Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. Close. He was also angered with the Greek king Agamemnon for the kidnapping of an ocean nymph. It is interesting that her god, Apollo, is the god of reason. 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