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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Apollo also didn’t have roots in ancient Greece, the Etruscans were from the east, and their Apulu (sp?) was picked up by the Greeks, then the Romans.


13 posted on 04/15/2023 11:32:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: SunkenCiv
He is in the Iliad. So I would say he does.

Saying he was actually Apaliunas from the Hittites would be on far firmer ground because he was supposedly the builder of the walls of Troy so his being a Hittite deity borrowed by the Greeks would make sense.

14 posted on 04/15/2023 2:08:43 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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To: SunkenCiv
On the other hand if the Romans were descended from Trojan refugees (not sure I buy it but possible) Apollo would have been theirs originally then taken by the Greeks then brought back when the Romans reclaimed him which might be why his name was one of the few that did not change.
15 posted on 04/15/2023 2:12:45 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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