Apollo is a god that is associated with the arts and creative expression. He is the leader of the Muses, so he is the god of arts and sciences. The laurel wreath is beloved to him as a symbol of his honour and the lyre represents the music that he plays. This was very important because there were two musical instruments in ancient Greece. There was the flute or pan-pipes, and the lyre. If you played the flute, you were in the lower part of society because when you were playing the flute you could not speak. If you played the lyre, you spoke. SO this idea of a being civilized through 'lyrics', that is, words that are spoken while playing the lyre, or having status through speaking poetry, is connected to Apollo and his lyre.

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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)