Artnet

Greek Archaeologists Uncover a 1,800-Year-Old Marble Head of Apollo

A team of archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have uncovered a well-preserved marble head of the Greek god Apollo during excavations in Philippi, northwest Greece. Dated to the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Find Ancient Statue of Apollo That Probably Adorned a Magnificent Fountain

The marble statue likely depicts the Greek god Apollo and decorated a fountain in Philippi. Greek Ministry of Education In the ancient Greek city of Philippi, researchers have discovered the head of a ...
Daily Express

How archaeologist discovered ‘treasures of Apollo’ buried below ancient Greek ruins

Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Classical Greek and Roman mythology. The son of Zeus and Leto, Apollo was said to be the god of archery, music and dance, ...
Artnet

In Pictures: See Jeff Koons’s Luxurious Art Offerings to Apollo, God of the Sun, on the Greek Island of Hydra

Apollo is the god of the sun. He also presides over music, dance, poetry, and all things arty. How perfect, then, that the image of Apollo is the centerpiece of artist Jeff Koons’s multisensory ...
Euronews

Archaeologists uncover extraordinary 1,800-year-old marble head of Apollo in Greece

The ancient marble head is believed to have been repurposed during the medieval era, serving as an embellishment on a fountain in Philippi's town square. Archaeologists from Aristotle University of ...