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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == H. P. Blavatsky == | ||
Of all the ancient statues of Apollo, the son of Jupiter and Latona, called Phœbus, Helios, the radiant and the Sun, the best and most perfect is the one known by this name, which is in the Belvidere gallery of the Vatican at Rome. It is called the ''Pythian Apollo'', as the god is represented in the moment of his victory over the serpent Python. The statue was found in the ruins of Antium, in 1503. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Apollo Belvidere}}'''. Of all the ancient statues of Apollo, the son of Jupiter and Latona, called Phœbus, Helios, the radiant and the Sun, the best and most perfect is the one known by this name, which is in the Belvidere gallery of the Vatican at Rome. It is called the ''Pythian Apollo'', as the god is represented in the moment of his victory over the serpent Python. The statue was found in the ruins of Antium, in 1503. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Apollo Belvidere. Of all the ancient statues of Apollo, the son of Jupiter and Latona, called Phœbus, Helios, the radiant and the Sun, the best and most perfect is the one known by this name, which is in the Belvidere gallery of the Vatican at Rome. It is called the Pythian Apollo, as the god is represented in the moment of his victory over the serpent Python. The statue was found in the ruins of Antium, in 1503.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Apollo Belvidere