Apollonis (; grc, Ἀπoλλωνίς means "of Apollo") was one of the three younger
Mousai Apollonides (Muses) in
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical co ...
and daughters of
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
, who were worshipped in
Delphi
Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ...
where the
Temple of Apollo and the
Oracle
An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. As such, it is a form of divination.
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were located. The three sisters,
Cephisso In Greek mythology, Cephisso, Cephiso, or Kephiso (;Ancient Greek: Κηφισώ) was one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Borysthenis.Eumelus fr. 35 as cited from Tzetzes on Hesiod
Hesiod (; g ...
, Apollonis, and
Borysthenis
In Greek mythology, Borysthenis () may refer to two distinct individuals:
* Borysthenes, one of the three Muses that were daughters of Apollo. Her sisters were Apollonis and Cephisso.
* Borysthenis, daughter of Borysthenes, god of the Dneper Ri ...
, are also known as
Nētē
In Greek mythology, Nete (Νήτη) was one of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Her name was also the lowest of the seven notes of the lyre. Her sisters that wer ...
,
Mesē
In Greek mythology, Mese (; Ancient Greek: Μέση) was one of the three Muses of the lyre together with here sisters Nete and Hypate. They were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Mese was the Muse of ...
, and
Hypatē
In Greek mythology, Hypate (Ὑπάτη) was one of the three Muses of the lyre who were worshipped at Delphi, where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located. Her name was also the highest of the seven notes of the lyre. Her sisters who ...
Plutarch
Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...
, ''Symposium'' 9.14 where their names are synonymous with those of the lowest, middle, and highest chords of a
lyre
The lyre () is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke ...
, further characterizing the Muses as the daughters of Apollo.
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Greek Muses
Children of Apollo
Personifications in Greek mythology