Apollo  was the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis. Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre, and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy, colonization, medicine, archery (but not for war or hunting), poetry, dance, intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks.

He was also a god of light, known as "Phoebus" (radiant or beaming, and he was sometimes identified with Helios the sun god).  His attributes are the bow and arrows, on his head a laurel crown, and the cithara (or lyre) and plectrum. But his most famous attribute is the tripod, the symbol of his prophetic powers.

Three beautiful Apollo wall frescoes, exact museum reproductions. They are made of bonded marble and are painted by hand.