Apollonius of Tyana, Epp. Apoll. 24
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You request my presence at the Olympic Games, and for that reason you have sent envoys. For myself, I would come for the spectacle of physical struggle, except that I would be abandoning the greater struggle for virtue.
— Apollo on Olympic Games
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About Apollo
Apollo, deity of archery, healing, herds and flocks, knowledge, light, music and arts, oracles, and protection of the young, in Greek and Roman religion.
About Apollo
Apollo, deity of archery, healing, herds and flocks, knowledge, light, music and arts, oracles, and protection of the young, in Greek and Roman religion.
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