Apollo / Mithra / Utu / Shammash
THE SUN GOD

author: High Priest Zevios Metathronos

Divine Names and Symbols

Divine Names

  • APOLON [A-POL-ON]
  • PAIANA [PE-ANA]*
  • UDDTHU [U-D-U]*
  • Azazee-eel [AZAZ-EE-EEL]

Divine Symbols

  • Lyre (Musical Instrument)
  • Sun Disk
  • The Letter "E"
  • Golden Bow and Arrow
  • The Faravahar (Winged Disk)
  • The Python (Serpent)
  • The Laurel Wreath
  • The Omphalos (Navel Stone)
  • The Tripod of Delphi

Divine Numbers and Attributes

  • Numbers: 5, 7, 20, 36
  • Planet: Saturn, Lunar South Node (Dragon's Tail)
  • Zodiac: Capricorn/Aquarius (1-10°); Spiritual Work: Ophiuchus degrees of Scorpio
  • Tarot: Ace of Swords
  • Candle: Blue, Black
  • Metal: Lead
  • Element: Air
  • Runes: Sowilo, Raidho, Kenaz
  • Animals: Python, Hawk, Dove, Dolphin, Mockingbird, Eagle, Scorpion
  • Sacred Day: Sunday (Day of the Sun)
  • Sacred Plant: Laurel (Bay), Hyacinth
  • Sacred Stone: Amber, Sapphire
  • Incense: Frankincense, Bay Laurel
  • Rank: Chief of Security; works directly with Zeus

Divine Forces

  • The Light
  • Music
  • Harmony
  • Law
  • Justice
  • Grace
  • Prophecy
  • Medicine and Healing
  • Spiritual Alchemy
  • Purification
  • Oracular Vision

Important Titles

  • Lord Of The Light
  • Helios
  • Light Bringer
  • Heavenly Protector
  • Phoibos [The Radiant One]
  • Loxias [The Ambiguous / Speaker of Oracles]
  • Mousaios [Musician]
  • Divine Juror
  • Eternal Sun
  • Apollo Pythios [Slayer of the Python]
  • Apollo Kourotrophos [Protector of Youth]
  • Apollo Akesios [Healer]
  • Apollo Alexikakos [Averter of Evil]
  • Apollo Patroos [Apollo of the Fathers]

The knowledge presented in this page is advanced and contains information for those who want to know Apollo in depth. There is also the containing of hieratic (deeply spiritual) knowledge such as the Divine Names of Apollo. In regards to additional information on Divine Names, these are Names which are the numerologically sound Divine Names to use for Summoning and Invocation.

Other Names:

APOLLO (Greek; God of the Shining Sun), Mithra (Roman), Mitra/Surya (Vedic Period), SHAMASH (Babylonian), UTU (Sumerian; The Shining One), SAMAS (Akkadian), BABBAR (Sumerian), Ashur (Assyrian), SHAMIYAH (Hathra), LUGUS/LUGH (Irish/Welsh), Susanoo-No-Mikoto (Japanese), Huitzilopochtli (Aztec), AZAZEL aka ZAZEL (the title given to this God in the Yehuboric enemy literature, from Semitic roots meaning "Power" and "Light/God"; also appearing as SAMYAZA, SEMJAZA, SEMIHAZAH, SEMIHAZAI in various corrupted texts)

[*] There is no problem to also casually refer to him as Azazel in linear speech. The name Azazel is of Arabic origin and is merely a title, not the original Name of the Deity. The Hieratic Names are above and will give the best contact for spiritual works such as summoning.

APOLLOMITHRAUTU / SHAMASHSURYA / MITRALUGUS / LUGHASHUR / SHAMIYAHASCLEPIUSAPOLLONIUSAZAZEL

Apollo is one of these Gods that have been most popular in the Ancient World. A long standing and most powerful God, he has been followed by all of the Ancient Civilizations.

Lord Apollo is a god of harmony, majesty, beauty, art and high spirituality. His strong association with the Sun is a principle that fits strongly into his stature and nature. Under all his manifestations, he has been a God of Justice. He strongly stands for people "paying their dues" and people "getting paid their due," in a karmic way.

Apollo has given humanity many gifts. In many languages, the phrase still survives that "Nothing remains hidden under the Sun." Utu, the Sumerian Name of the God, is credited with being able to see "everything that happens within the world," but also observing the relations between people towards one another. Apollo's Oracle was consulted in Ancient Greece on the soundness of laws and legal systems, so that they would not be wrong or abusive to the citizens.[1][2]

Alongside many other Pagan deities in many Pantheons, he was worshiped by the Ancient Greeks under the very famous name "Apollo." Apollo is not the specific God of the Sun in the sky as a heavenly body, but rather represents the majesty and power of the Sun. The literal Sun on the heavens is the God "Helios" in Ancient Greek. Helios was also used as a title for Apollo, as in "Helios Apollo" or the "Apollo of the Sun," to signify his major powers and high spiritual rank.

The name "Phoibos" (Φοῖβος), meaning "The Radiant" or "The Bright One," was among his most common epithets. This title directly parallels his Sumerian name: UTU derives from the root meaning "to shine," and his Sumerian title BABBAR means "the white" or "the shining." Across every culture, the same quality was recognized: this God radiates light, both literal and spiritual. His light illuminates what is hidden. His light exposes what is false. His light heals what is wounded.[3]

Apollo

Apollo in his divine form. His figure is one of strength and extreme majesty.

Apollo's powers are many, but centered around the arts, music, medicine and prophecy. Prophecy is a very elaborate practice, involving all the divinatory arts, which bestow on one the ability to tell the past, present or future. Each of these powers has a lot of depth and analysis to it. It would take an encyclopedia to explain everything about Him, as Apollo is very rich in mysteries and knowledge.[4]

Apollo Pythios: The Slaying of the Serpent

One of the most profound foundational myths of Apollo concerns his slaying of the great serpent Python at Delphi. Python was the monstrous earth-serpent who guarded the oracle site before Apollo claimed it. The God, while still young, traveled to Delphi and slew Python with his golden arrows, then established his own oracle on the spot. This act earned him the title "Pythios" (Πύθιος).[5]

The spiritual meaning is multilayered. The Python represents the raw, untamed serpent force within the human being. Apollo's slaying of this serpent does not mean its destruction, but its mastery and sublimation. The Pythia, Apollo's priestess at Delphi, sat directly above the place where the serpent was slain. The prophetic vapors rising from below the earth symbolize the serpent energy (Kundalini) rising through the body. Apollo, as master of this force, channels it into prophecy, music and divine vision. The very name "Pythia" derives from Python: the priestess of prophecy draws her power from the conquered and controlled serpent.

The Pythian Games, second in importance only to the Olympics, were held at Delphi every four years in commemoration of this victory. They included both athletic and artistic competitions, because Apollo governs both bodily excellence and artistic perfection. The laurel wreath awarded to victors was sacred to Apollo: the bay laurel tree was his own sacred plant, tied to the myth of Daphne, whose transformation into the laurel tree preserved her essence within this most aromatic and purifying of plants.[6]

Shamash and the Code of Hammurabi

As the Babylonian Shamash, Apollo's role as God of Justice received its most monumental physical expression in the Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest known written legal codes, dating to approximately 1792-1750 BCE. The famous stele (now in the Louvre Museum) depicts King Hammurabi standing before the enthroned Shamash, who is handing the king the rod and ring of authority. Shamash, the divine source of law and justice, is shown literally transmitting the laws to the human ruler.[7]

This is the oldest surviving depiction of a God giving law to a mortal king, and it establishes a principle that defined Mesopotamian civilization: law comes from the Gods, not from the whims of kings. Shamash's role was to ensure that justice was rendered fairly, that the strong did not oppress the weak, that contracts were honored and oaths were kept. The epilogue of the Code itself invokes Shamash repeatedly as the guardian of justice who will punish any ruler who perverts the law. The contents of this document have been drastically altered through the centuries, and what we have now resembles nothing of the original, but the principle remains: true law descends from the divine order that Shamash/Apollo represents.[8]

Mithra: The Mysteries of the Sun

As Mithra, during the time of the Romans, he was patron of the mysteries of Rome. There again, he was strongly associated with the Sun. In the Vedic literature, he was called "Mitra," again strongly associated with the Sun and the keeping of oaths.

The Roman Mysteries of Mithras constituted one of the most important initiatory systems of the ancient world. They operated through seven distinct grades, each corresponding to a planetary body and representing a stage of spiritual transformation. The seven grades were: Corax (Raven, under Mercury), Nymphus (Bridegroom, under Venus), Miles (Soldier, under Mars), Leo (Lion, under Jupiter), Perses (Persian, under the Moon), Heliodromus (Sun-Runner, under the Sun), and Pater (Father, under Saturn). Each grade carried specific ritual obligations, specific symbols, and a specific type of spiritual knowledge that was transmitted only to those who had proven themselves worthy at the preceding level.[9]

The progression through these grades mirrors the ascent of the soul through the planetary spheres, a concept directly parallel to the opening of the seven chakras in the Eastern tradition. The Mithraic initiate moved from the lowest sphere (Mercury, communication and basic awareness) to the highest (Saturn, mastery and completion). At the grade of Heliodromus (Sun-Runner), the initiate was considered a living embodiment of the solar force itself. The final grade, Pater (Father), placed the initiate in the role of Mithra himself: the teacher, the lawgiver, the keeper of the cosmic order.[10]

Apollo as Mithra Apollo as Mithra

In the symbolism of the Roman Mithra, we can see Apollo giving the light, laws, and handing over his hand as a gesture of help towards the initiate. His symbol as Apollo, that of the Python (also related to Kundalini) is being pointed at by the initiate, to the right.

In the same depiction, Apollo here appears armed, holding on one hand the sword. On the other hand, he communes with the human disciple in a friendly manner. We also see one disciple being "lifted" to the place of the God, who appears to be on a mountain or a cloud.

The Phrygian Cap worn by the initiates is a very important symbol of the Mithraic rites. It symbolizes the opening of the consciousness. Like in many of his depictions, he has a Halo and a Solar Disk around his head.

The slaying of the Bull (the tauroctony) is the central image of the Mithraic Mysteries. In an everyday perspective, it is symbolic of the control over one's creative drives. On the inscription of the left, we also see the Sun and Moon Gods, symbolizing Union (unified by Mithra and the Bull). In the deeper reading, the bull's blood nourishes the earth: the grain sprouts from the tail, the vine grows from the blood. From the controlled sacrifice of the lower nature, higher life is born. The dog and the serpent drink the blood (the two serpent forces of the body receiving the transformed energy), while the scorpion attacks the genitals (the base energy being redirected upward). Every element of the tauroctony is a map of internal spiritual transformation.

Going back to the Oaths, Mithra was also strongly identified, like all other names of Apollo, with the ability to take oaths and keep them. The oaths not only relate to literal oaths, but the oaths of silence in the Ancient Mystery schools. As Lugus for the Irish, he was also the God of bright vibrancy and the keeper of the oaths. Same are the relations on his Vedic identity as Mitra.[11]

Today, a very common practice of giving an Oath towards the Gods is the Oath where all doctors give (clearly associated with the healing powers of Apollo): the Hippocratic Oath. Despite what modern doctors follow in their practices, the oath is true and binding.

The Temple of Apollo at Delphi

Apollo is strongly associated with the sun rays, radiance of spiritual power. The titles given to the God have been many, extensive, and most esteemed and honorable. As Apollo he was given hundreds of glorifying epithets. He is a "God of Music," the hidden meaning of music being the music of the planetary spheres or the higher levels of existence, represented by the seven musical octaves. These represent the rising levels towards enlightenment for the individual human being.[12]

In the deeper mysteries, Apollo is a most wise teacher of the Arts of Alchemy and the workings of the light of the soul. As Apollo, his instrument is the Lyre, symbolizing the knowledge of all the dimensions of the world symbolized by each of the seven respective cords of the Lyre, all of which correspond to one of the 7 main chakras. As a result, Apollo was termed by the Ancient Greek Philosopher Plutarch as the "inventor of music," alongside Hermes or Thoth who created his lyrical instruments. The two Gods also share a very close relationship, based on strong friendship. Apollo can heal through music, a symbolism for the correct chanting of mantras into the soul but also literal music. Such "songs" were named "Paeans" by the Ancient Greeks.[13]

His rites, which were purificatory, dealt with the power of the sun to purify the human soul. Additionally, he was known to possess exceptional prophetic abilities, and he bestows the gift of looking into the future or extensive prophetic powers, being himself a God that is a master diviner. These abilities come from purifying and uplifting spiritually the Soul, by making use of the knowledge of the Gods.[14]

The Pythia and the Omphalos

At the heart of the Temple sat the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles in a state of divine possession. She sat upon a tripod over the adyton (the inner sanctum), chewing laurel leaves and inhaling vapors that rose from a chasm in the earth. The oracle was consulted on matters of state, war, colonization, personal affairs and spiritual guidance. For over a thousand years, from approximately the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE, the Delphic Oracle was the supreme spiritual authority of the Greek-speaking world. No colony was founded, no war was declared, no major law was passed without first consulting Apollo through his Pythia.[15]

The omphalos (ὀμφαλός), a carved stone housed in the adyton, was considered the "navel of the world." According to tradition, Zeus sent two eagles from the ends of the earth, and they met at Delphi, marking it as the center of the world. The omphalos was covered in a net-like pattern (the agrennon), which represents the network of energy lines that cross the earth. This stone was the physical anchor of the oracular power, the point at which the divine and terrestrial worlds intersected. The spiritual practitioner who meditates at such a point of convergence experiences amplified contact with the higher dimensions.[16]

Plutarch, a most prominent Greek philosopher and Pagan theologian, writes about our esteemed God in his work "In regards to the Delphic Epsilon":

"Our beloved Apollo heals the woes of our lives, solving them by the giving of oracles to all those who will ask him, while he himself sets inside us and gives rise of spiritual longings in philosophers, to ask necessary questions towards the correct knowledge [logos] - he does this by making our soul open to the truth, something obvious in many other things [relating to the God], but also obvious in his choice for the letter E to represent him."[17]

The pronunciation of the letter "E" was what one had to say upon entering and exiting the temple of Apollo in Delphi. The choice of this letter was considered a great mystery of the God. The letter was pronounced exactly like the word "Hey" of today, a common greeting between people who speak English but also other languages. The word "Ei" in Ancient Greek [which was used for the greeting inside Apollo's Temple], had however another spiritual notion. It translated as "That which truly is" or "Thou Art," a sublime parable of the power of "existing".[18] The letter E is strongly symbolized in his Sigil, too. The relation between the letter E and his temple is illustrated clearly here on the coin.

Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Reconstructed
Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Reconstructed
E Inscription on Coin at Delphi
Coin symbolic of the Temple
Apollo Temple Delphi
The remains of the Temple in Delphi, Greece today

On the entrance to the Temple of Delphi, there were inscriptions of wisdom. Three of these were on the entrance.

The First One:
"KNOW THYSELF"

Know Thyself

A most important occult statement, adopted for thousands of years by all mystery schools.

Here, Apollo describes the importance of meditation and knowing yourself. Without self-understanding, there is no wisdom.

The Second One:
"NOTHING IN EXCESS"

Nothing in Excess

Excess here describes a situation of imbalance and lack of harmony on either side of lacking in something, or overabundance that causes disharmony, and therefore damage.

This "excess" is also a code-word for the balance of the soul.

The Third One:
"PLEDGE [Certainty], THEN CALAMITY"

Pledge then Calamity

This statement translates to "A pledge, then a calamity".

This is the most cryptic of the three statements.

This statement warns strongly against being deluded on false certainty, which can later bring calamity.

It warns to not "pledge" one's self to rumors or false ideals. Only if Christians took heed of this advice...

Sacred Cities: Sippar and Larsa

Sippar Map

Map of Sippar

Apollo is a warrior god of justice and truth. His cities were "Sippar," an ancient Akkadian city on the east bank of the Euphrates, north of Babylon, and Larsa (Ellasar) of Sumeria. Sippar is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Baghdad in Iraq. Sippar was one of the first cities to be established by the Gods. In Ancient Greece, his place of worship was at Delphi, the famous "Delphic Oracle," which was the global center of spiritual consultation and prophecy for many centuries.

Larsa's Sumerian name is given as Ararwa, apparently for Arauruwa, "light-abode," which is the meaning of the ideographic group with which it is written. In addition to the name Larsa, it was also called Aste azaga, "the holy (bright, pure) seat." Both its names were apparently due to its having been one of the great Babylonian centers of sun-god worship. Like most of the principal cities of Babylonia, it had a great temple-tower, called E-dur-an-ki, "house of the bond of heaven and earth." The temple of the city bore the same name as that at Sippar: E-babbar, "House of Light," where the sun-god Shamash was worshiped. Among the tablets found at this site by Loftus was one that gives measures of length and square and cube roots, pointing to the place as one of the great centers of Babylonian learning.[19]

The name E-babbar, "House of Light," tells us everything about the nature of this God's worship. The temples were not dark sanctuaries of fear and submission. They were houses of illumination. The worshiper came to receive light, clarity, understanding, and judgment. This is the direct opposite of the Abrahamic model, where the worshiper comes to submit, to confess, to beg. In the temple of Shamash, one came to see clearly and to be seen clearly, because nothing is hidden under the Sun.

Delphi

Delphi

The Faravahar and the City of Hatra

Faravahar Apollo at Hatra

The Faravahar (Winged Disk) • Chief Deity of Hatra

His symbol the Faravahar represents freedom of choice and protection. The Faravahar is the original winged disk, one of the most ancient and enduring symbols in human history. Apollo was also the Chief Deity of the City of Hatra, where he was known as "Shamiyah." Note the horns in the sculpture, denoting his high spiritual rank.

Sigils of Apollo

Apollo's Sigil Apollo's Sumerian Sigil

Apollo's Personal Sigil • Sumerian Sigil

His personal sigil is of great importance in spiritual alchemy. The letter "E" is strongly embedded in its form. Click here for larger Sigil images.

Spiritual Alchemy and the Gifts of Apollo

Abrahamic texts read that "Azazel taught men to make swords, knives, shields, body armor." This is all symbolic. He is a Master of Spiritual Alchemy. Spiritual Alchemy has to do with the transformation of elements within the human soul, drawing energy from the earth and working with the earth spiritually. Each of the seven chakras is represented by a specific metal. Apollo works with dedicated disciples to achieve godhead.

All of the above is spiritual. The biblical account was twisted. The "swords, knives, shields, and body armor" are all spiritual weapons. He is an expert on the planets, constellations and astrology. He is also very skillful in the arts, cosmetology, crafting of ornaments and jewelry. Apollo creates beauty.[20]

Asclepius: The Son of Apollo and Father of Medicine

The myth records that Apollo "descended" on a mortal woman and gave her a son. The name of the woman is titled in the myth as "Coronis."[21] The name "Coronis" implies the Greek Word for Crown (Κορώνη), so that is an allegory. Apollo in all enemy literature is attacked strongly for "Descending" downwards to help mankind. This has to do with the arrival of the Gods a very, very long time ago.

Apollo fathered a son with a physical wife, who was later called a Demi-God named Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός). Asclepius is the father of modern medicine and healing arts. His symbol is also the symbol of his father: the entwined Python. The Rod of Asclepius, a single serpent wound around a staff, remains the universal symbol of medicine to this day, used by medical associations worldwide. This symbol represents the serpent force (Kundalini) channeled through the central pillar of the spine for the purpose of healing.[22]

Asclepius's healing temples, called Asclepieia (Ἀσκληπιεῖα), were among the most important institutions in the ancient world. The most famous was at Epidaurus in Greece. Patients who came for healing would undergo a process called enkoimesis (ἐγκοίμησις), or "incubation": they would sleep in the sacred precinct, and Asclepius would appear to them in dreams, either healing them directly or revealing the cure. This practice of healing through directed spiritual sleep is one of the oldest forms of medicine in human history, predating Hippocrates by centuries. It demonstrates that the true medicine of Apollo and his son was always spiritual at its foundation: the cure comes from the divine realm, transmitted through the opened channel of the sleeping soul.[23]

Apollonius of Tyana: The True "Messiah"

Apollonius of Tyana

A most famous disciple and considered "Son" of the blessed God was "Apollonius" of Tyana. Upon the myth of Apollonius, who was a miracle worker and man who reached the Godhead, but also full immortality. Apollonius never died. All the writings, teachings and instructions of Apollonius were later, after copious perversion and forgery, falsely accredited to the non-existent character named "Jesus." These include teachings such as "The Kingdom of God is within" and other occult statements. Of course, these were also common knowledge in the Mystery Schools of the time.

The Name of Apollonius means "He of Apollo," as thus he was called "Apollonius" of Tyana. The kindness and good of Apollo is great, and the gifts he bestows are numerous towards his disciples. Apollonius was known beyond any doubt to have become a God, with extensive powers related to Apollo, such as extreme wisdom, oracular ability, god-like levels of divination, but also many other powers. He was recognized as being a God by all the Ancient Priesthoods of the time. He was loved by all and traveled in Rome, the Middle East, Far East, India, Egypt and Ancient Greece, giving teachings, spiritual knowledge, and promoting mystical knowledge. He was hailed as a living "God." Apollonius was a commoner, nor a king nor anything else. Yet, his intense love for Apollo and his extreme spiritual diligence gained him all the glory of the known world at the time. It was considered that inside him lived literally an aspect of the God Apollo.

Apollonius reached a spiritual level that is of the Gods, capable of all sorts of miracles. Towards the end of his life, he was that spiritually advanced that he was reported to be able to raise the dead, or do what we presently call "Teleportation" or "Bi-Location." The enigmatic figure of Apollonius was loved by everyone. No matter where he went, people flocked to listen to his sermons, and he was adored by all people.

He spread healing and positivity everywhere he went. Leaders of the time bowed to Apollonius and his massive wisdom, many recognizing him as a god in the flesh, while even more leaders wrote epistles to him. There are surviving fragments of his replies. Apollonius left behind a major wealth of written knowledge, that was burned and destroyed by the enemy.

Philostratus, commissioned by the Empress Julia Domna in the early 3rd century CE, wrote the Life of Apollonius of Tyana in eight books. This is the most extensive surviving account of the sage. In it, Apollonius travels to Babylon, India, Egypt and Ethiopia, studying with the Brahmins and the Gymnosophists, mastering every form of spiritual knowledge available in the ancient world. He performed miracles of healing, exorcism, clairvoyance, and prophecy. He confronted the Emperor Domitian, was imprisoned, and vanished from his trial. He appeared after his supposed death to his disciples, proving that he had transcended mortality.[24]

Apollonius was called a "Goetic Magician" by the Church, and demonized. In contrast to the enemy hoax of "Jesus," Apollonius was indeed believed and loved. Because of the extensive influence Apollonius had, the Christian Church destroyed all knowledge and mention of Apollonius, and where it didn't remove all of it, it simply replaced it with the lowest slander.

As Apollonius was slandered as a man and was replaced by "Jesus," so did Apollo get slandered to no end by the enemy.

Apollo as Protector of the Young

Apollo, in the external world, represents the protection of children and is patron of children and their education. Apollo was called "Apollo Kourotrophos" (Ἀπόλλων Κουροτρόφος), implying he is the nurturer and protector of the children. He was considered a force that helps them grow into adulthood and protects children during this time in their life. The "Child" here is also a code word for the new soul that arises from meditation, progressively growing and reaching enlightenment or maturity. In the linear world, he protects and oversees children and their growth, but also education so that they become full adults.[25]

Apollo was also called "Apollo Patroos" (Ἀπόλλων Πατρῷος), meaning "Apollo of the Fathers," in Athens. Under this title, he was the protector of the family line, the guardian of inheritance and legitimacy. Every Athenian citizen swore by Apollo Patroos. This title connects directly to his Sumerian identity as Utu, who was invoked in contracts, property disputes and inheritance cases. From Sumer to Athens, across three thousand years, the same God protected the same things: the truth of lineage, the sanctity of oaths, the rights of children.[26]

Apollo as Deliverer of Justice

Apollo is also the deliverer of Justice. While he bestows many gifts to his disciples and people, he can be the exact reverse when it comes to the enemies of the Gods. He can bring very dark calamities, and as bright and beautiful he can be in his loving face, so dark and bleak can the curses he casts on his enemies be. The power of Apollo to curse was symbolized by his bow, with which he flung darts onto his enemies. Socrates in Plato's work refers to this power as his power to "Cast Darts," which can bring major damage to enemies.[27] On the contrary, Apollo is a strong protector for those of the Gods, averting evil from reaching them.[28]

Apollo Belvedere

The statue on the left is one of the greatest forms of fine art the world has ever seen. It is called "Apollo Belvedere" and it currently resides in the Vatican. Even the Vatican could never pass by as a construct worth existing, without stealing the artwork of the Gods and the Ancients.

The beauty of Apollo is so extensive, that still the phrase "Apollonian Body" is a phrase that is commonly used to describe aesthetic perfection. Apollo represents a very strong balance between being a man but having beautiful grace.

Apollo was regularly called "Uranios" (Οὐράνιος) which means "Heavenly," as in Heavenly Apollo. The title, except for a spiritual title, is also pointing to the beauty of this God. For centuries, Apollo was considered one of the ultimate types of human beauty and perfection.

In our modern world, Apollo remains a major inspiration for us humans collectively. NASA's most important mission to get to the moon was named after the God Apollo. It was also the first successful mission of landing on the moon. Except for reaching the starry heavens in this manner, Apollo still remains an inspiration for those who want to reach the heavens in their souls.

Those who partake in the spiritual communion with this God will find all the power shining strongly above them.

The Defamation of Apollo: From Sun God to "Azazel"

The Name "Azazel" that the Yehuborim have been calling this God is based on two separate words. It is merely a title, and not the actual Name of the Deity. These were Azaz and EL. Numerous blasphemous interpretations have been written about this Name as with any other Name of the Gods by the enemy, yet their meaning remains clear even in present-day Arabic and Middle Eastern languages.

The word "Azaz" relates to meanings about "power" or "extreme power." The word "EL" simply means "God," but commonly translates to "Light." However, God here is a code-word for the spiritual light. These two words put together are to signify Apollo's extreme power and spiritual brilliance: his power of the Light. Further revealed is the power and high rank of Apollo, as many of the enemy texts do refer to him as the "Leader of the Hosts," confirming his high position in the divine hierarchy. His name in the enemy literature is also described as "Azael," meaning "He who God Strengthens." This is a code word again for the light. He is also "condemned" and attacked for giving the "Secrets of the Heavens" to mankind, or spiritual knowledge.[29]

Even in the enemy texts of defamation, Apollo, going under the enemy-given title of "Semihazah" which means "The Great Rebellion," takes an oath with other Gods so that they carry out the revolt against the tyranny of the enemy, while Apollo says he will take the responsibility himself. Apollo, in opposition to the injustice of the enemy to sink humanity spiritually, resisted. He was as thus slandered for protecting mankind against the enemy.[30] The same is also reflected in how Apollo joined the rest of the Olympians against the Giants or impure spirits in the Gigantomachy, where Apollo takes arms to defend the other Gods.

In modern "Daemonology," Apollo has been slandered as "Apollyon" and appears as such in many grimoires. This is a blasphemy and the word Apollyon means "he who goes away" or "he who gets thrown away." While Apollo means all the positive things mentioned above, the word "Apollyon" serves as blasphemy to the God. Christians to this day understand that the "Apollyon" figure in the Bible was one of the most powerful Gods, and a very powerful deity that they also admit ruled over Rome, an empire built by the "Forces" they sought to overthrow.[31]

Yom Kippur: The Ongoing Attack

There are few Gods that are as powerful as Apollo, and Apollo is very high ranking and loyal to Zeus, Astarte, and all other Gods. The enemy centers many of their attacks specifically on Apollo (under the name "Azazel"), because they recognize his superior power and higher rank, but also how many of the Gods thrive under him.[32]

The enemy is so insistent to try to hide against Apollo's power that they have devoted one of their most important religious holidays (Yom Kippur) in direct full-on attack against the God under the title "Azazel." A Goat is brutalized during these dates, where ritualistic rites, curses and abuse are done on it by the Abrahamics. The goat is left desolate to die, or thrown off a cliff, to die a slow and painful death. The symbolism of the Goat is symbolic of both the Pagan cultures, yet there are many other more cryptic messages in this ritual attack that is conducted yearly by the Abrahamics.[33]

As Zeus is rebuked and as Astarte has had her name perverted to "Ashtoreth," so is Apollo attacked under the corrupted title "Azazel" in direct opposition to the collective splendor and Justice-oriented nature of Paganism. The enemy religions preach lawlessness, excusing crimes indefinitely, turning the other cheek and so on. All of this is the antithesis of what Apollo represents.

HAIL APOLLO!!!

The Goetic Inversion: How Apollo Was Hidden in the Grimoires

The process by which Apollo/Mithra/Utu was transformed into the fearsome title "Azazel" follows the same pattern seen throughout the grimoire tradition. A God of truth, justice, light, prophecy and law was reframed inside hostile literature as a figure of dread and accusation.

The method was systematic: take the divine name, corrupt it linguistically, strip the deity of his attributes, and then invert the remaining identity into a figure to be feared, bound or condemned. In Apollo's case, his gifts of law, wisdom, healing and spiritual knowledge were recast as crimes against the enemy religion.

The title "Azazel" preserved only a faint echo of his real nature. His role as teacher of humanity, bestower of knowledge and God who sees all things was inverted into the accusation that he revealed forbidden arts or watched mankind with hostile intent. The same hostile literature that slanders him still cannot avoid preserving traces of his true powers.

For the fuller older Temple page connected to this hostile grimoire title, see: Apollo under the enemy-given title Azazel.

Sources and Bibliography

[1] Wikipedia, "Utu" (Sumerian God). On Utu's role as the god who sees all things and judges human conduct.

[2] Wikipedia, "Apollo": "Apollo also encouraged founding new towns and establishment of civil constitution. He is associated with dominion over colonists. He was the giver of laws, and his oracles were consulted before setting laws in a city." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo

[3] Walter Burkert, Greek Religion, trans. John Raffan (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1985), pp. 143-149, on Apollo's epithets, functions, and the meaning of "Phoibos." Also: Fritz Graf, Apollo (London: Routledge, 2009), Ch. 1-2.

[4] Luke Roman and Monica Roman, Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology (New York: Facts on File, 2010), "Apollo" entry.

[5] Homeric Hymn to Apollo (7th century BCE), lines 300-374 (the slaying of the Python). See also Joseph Fontenrose, Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1959).

[6] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10.7.2-8 (on the Pythian Games). On the laurel crown and Apollo's sacred plants, see Burkert, Greek Religion, pp. 144-145.

[7] Martha T. Roth, Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997). The stele of the Code of Hammurabi with the Shamash scene is held in the Louvre Museum (Sb 8).

[8] Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary (London: British Museum Press, 1992), "Shamash" entry.

[9] Manfred Clauss, The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and His Mysteries, trans. Richard Gordon (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000), Ch. 7: "The Grades of Initiation."

[10] Roger Beck, The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire: Mysteries of the Unconquered Sun (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), particularly Ch. 5 on the grade hierarchy and its cosmic correspondences.

[11] From Wikipedia on the God Lugus. The Proto-Celtic root of the name, *lug-, is generally believed to have been derived from one of several different roots, such as *leug- "black," *leuǵ- "to break," and *leugʰ- "to swear an oath." See also Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Mitra" (Vedic deity).

[12] HellenicGods.org, "The Lyre of Apollo." hellenicgods.org/the-lyre-of-apollo

[13] Ibid.

[14] Encyclopedia.com, "Utu as Helper and Rescuer." encyclopedia.com

[15] Michael Scott, Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014), particularly Ch. 2-4 on the Pythia, the oracle's operation, and its political influence. See also Joseph Fontenrose, The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978).

[16] On the omphalos, see Pausanias, Description of Greece, 10.16.3. On Zeus's eagles and the marking of the world's center, see Strabo, Geography, 9.3.6.

[17] Plutarch, De E apud Delphos ("In Regards to the Delphic Epsilon"), c. 100 CE.

[18] Ibid. Plutarch's treatise is one of the most concentrated pieces of Apollonian theology surviving from antiquity.

[19] International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE), "Ellasar" entry. On Larsa/Sippar as centers of sun-god worship and Babylonian learning.

[20] Jean Bottéro, Religion in Ancient Mesopotamia, trans. Teresa Lavender Fagan (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001). Also: Donald A. Mackenzie, Mythology of the Babylonian People (1915).

[21] Wikipedia, "Coronis (lover of Apollo)": en.wikipedia.org. See also Pindar, Pythian Odes 3.8-46.

[22] On the Rod of Asclepius and its distinction from the Caduceus, see Albert R. Jonsen, A Short History of Medical Ethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), pp. 2-5.

[23] On the Asclepieia and the practice of incubation, see Emma J. Edelstein and Ludwig Edelstein, Asclepius: Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998 [1945]), Vol. I-II. The temple at Epidaurus: Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.27.1-7.

[24] Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana (c. 220 CE), 8 books. Also: Gerasimos Kalogerakis, God On Earth: Apollonius of Tyana (2009).

[25] Wikipedia, "Apollo": "As the protector of young (kourotrophos), Apollo is concerned with the health and education of children. He presided over their passage into adulthood." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo

[26] On Apollo Patroos in Athens, see Jon D. Mikalson, Ancient Greek Religion, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), pp. 73-74. On Utu's role in Sumerian legal proceedings, see Thorkild Jacobsen, The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976), pp. 134-137.

[27] Plato, Cratylus, 405a-406a (Socrates to Hermogenes about Apollo). On Apollo's powers of "casting darts" (ἀεὶ βάλλων) and purification.

[28] Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6.24.6: "Apollon Akesios (Healer): The meaning of the name would appear to be exactly the same as that of Alexikakos (Averter of Evil), the name current among the Athenians."

[29] Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology (New York: Facts on File, 2009), p. 20, "Azazel" entry.

[30] Book of Enoch (1 Enoch), 6:3-5. This material is of the enemy and is foul and corrupted, but given solely as reference for the claims made against the God.

[31] Christianity.com, "What Is the Apollyon?": christianity.com. This source is of the enemy, where they casually attack the Gods.

[32] Andrei Orlov, "Azazel as the Celestial Scapegoat," from Symbola Caelestis: Le symbolisme liturgique et paraliturgique dans le monde Chrétien. Available at: marquette.edu/maqom/azazelscapegoat.html

[33] Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Azazel" section. britannica.com/topic/Azazel

[34] On the composition of 1 Enoch and the "Watcher" mythology, see George W. E. Nickelsburg, 1 Enoch 1: A Commentary on the Book of 1 Enoch, Chapters 1-36; 81-108 (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001). On the Igigi, see Thorkild Jacobsen, The Treasures of Darkness (Yale University Press, 1976).

* From Lord Apollo directly to High Priest Zevios Metathronos

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