Apollonis (; means "of Apollo") was one of the three younger Mousai Apollonides (Muses) in

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and daughters of

Apollo Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian deities in Ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek and Ancient Roman religion, Roman religion and Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, mu ...

, who were worshipped in

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where the Temple of Apollo and the

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were located. The three sisters, Cephisso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis, are also known as Nētē, Mesē, and Hypatē

Plutarch Plutarch (; , ''Ploútarchos'', ; – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo (Delphi), Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''Parallel Lives'', ...

, ''Symposium'' 9.14 where their names are synonymous with those of the lowest, middle, and highest chords of a

lyre The lyre () (from Greek λύρα and Latin ''lyra)'' is a string instrument, stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the History of lute-family instruments, lute family of instruments. In organology, a ...

, further characterizing the Muses as the daughters of Apollo.

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Muses (mythology) Children of Apollo Personifications in Greek mythology {{Greek-myth-stub