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Jesus & Apollo Parallels - A Christian Response
Apollo (aka Phoebus) was a Greek god who was the son of Zeus and Lito and the twin brother of Artemes. He was the god of music and an archer. He was associated with the swan, wolf, and dolphin. He had many romantic relationships with goddesses as well as mortal women (and even a prince named Hyacinthus!). There was no virgin birth or resurrection, or anything which strongly parallels to Jesus.
Links
Pre-Christian sources:
Callimachus, "Hymn To Apollo" (3rd century B.C.)
1st Homeric Hymn To Apollo (6th or 7th century B.C.)
2nd Homeric Hymn To Apollo (6th or 7th century B.C.)
Ovid, "Daphne And Phoebus" (late 1st century B.C. or early 1st century A.D.)
Ovid, "Hyacinthus and Apollo" (late 1st century B.C. or early 1st century A.D.)
General sources:
Encyclopedia Mythica: Apollo
Greek Mythology Link: Apollo
Encyclopedia Of Greek Mythology: Apollo