Phoibus Apollo was the son of the Great God Zeus and the Titan Leto. He had a twin sister named Artemis. Apollo is one of the most important gods of both the Roman and Greek religions (www.thanasis). The name usually appears in the Greek texts as Apollon, or Phoibos Apollon. Phoibos means `shining' or `bright' (Cavendish). According to Simon Vouet Apollo was known as, "the most greek of all gods." Also one of the seven wonders of ancient world, "The colossus Rhoades," is a statue of Apollo (www.thanasis).

Some of the details of how Apollo and his sister were born make an interesting story. The myth of Apollo's birth includes another instance of the wrath of Hera. The wife of Zeus discovered that her husband had slept with another woman and was having a baby. The people were afraid to even give Leto a place to...