Amongst the god's custodial charges, Apollo became associated with dominion over colonists, and as the patron defender of herds and flocks.

As the leader of the Muses ( Apollon Musegetes ) and director of their choir, Apollo functioned as the patron god of music and poetry.

By Cyrene, Apollo had a son named Aristaeus, who became the patron god of cattle, fruit trees, hunting, husbandry and bee-keeping.

Artemis may have been represented as a supporter of Troy because her brother Apollo was the patron god of the city and she herself was widely worshipped in western Anatolia in historical times.

The caduceus is not to be confused with the Rod of Asclepius, the patron of medicine and son of Apollo, which bears only one snake.

The patron of the Sun King's garden was Apollo.

An emperor might also adopt a major deity as his personal patron or tutelary, as Augustus did Apollo.

The mythological and religious song is in the form of a prayer addressed to Phoebus ( Apollo ) and Diana and represents a return to the tradition of glorifying the Roman Pantheon ; it especially brings to prominence the patron god of Augustus, Apollo, to whom a new temple on the Palatine had recently been consecrated.

In many polytheistic religions, such as in ancient Greek and Roman religions, a deity's epithets, easily multiplied in the practice of cultus generally reflected a particular aspect of that god's essence and role, for which their influence may be obtained for a specific occasion: Apollo Musagetes is " Apollo, leader of the Muses " and therefore patron of the arts and sciences while Phoibos Apollo is the same deity, but as shining sun-god.

The story of Apollo falling in love with the eponymous nymph, Daphne, Jacopo Peri wrote Dafne for an elite circle of humanists in Florence, the Florentine Camerata, between 1594 and 1597, with the support, and possibly the collaboration, of the composer and patron Jacopo Corsi.

Other Greek divine figures, most notably Apollo, were adopted directly into Roman culture, but underwent a distinctly Roman development, as when Augustus made Apollo one of his patron deities.

Apollo: Theseus's other patron god, a god of light, music, healing and prophecy.

Odysseus fights for the Thesprotians in a war against the neighbouring Brygoi ; the gods participate in the war, Ares routing Odysseus and the Thesprotians, countered by Athena, ever Odysseus ' patron ; Apollo intervenes between the battling gods.

At the crowing of the cock, Bacchus, patron of pleasures, and Apollo, who inspires the labours, awaken the muses.

) The memory of Naxos as the earliest of all the Greek settlements in Sicily was preserved by the dedication of an altar outside the town to Apollo Archegetes, the divine patron under whose authority the colony had sailed ; and it was a custom ( still retained long after the destruction of Naxos itself ) that all Theori or envoys proceeding on sacred missions to Greece, or returning from thence to Sicily, should offer sacrifice on this altar.

The meaning of the epithet " Lyceus " later became associated Apollo's mother Leto, who was the patron goddes of Lycia ( Λυκία ) and who was identified with the wolf ( λύκος ), earning him the epithets Lycegenes ( ; Λυκηγενής, Lukēgenēs, literally " born of a wolf " or " born of Lycia ") and Lycoctonus ( ; Λυκοκτόνος, Lukoktonos, from λύκος, " wolf ", and κτείνειν, " to kill ").

A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the lance of Saint George ( patron saint of Catalonia, Gaudi's home ), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

St. Raymond of Penyafort ( 1175 – 1275 ), a Spanish Dominican priest, is the patron saint of canonists, due to his important contributions to the science of canon law.

In 1878 the Monets temporarily moved into the home of Ernest Hoschedé, ( 1837 – 1891 ), a wealthy department store owner and patron of the arts.

It was followed by Academia Scientiarum ( 1687 ), and by A Moral Discourse of the Power of Interest ( 1690 ), dedicated to Robert Boyle, Abercromby's patron in the 1680s.

At creation, players select each character's adventuring occupation ( such as a wizard, ranger, or cleric – called a class – see below for particulars ), a patron deity, and starting city.

The largest was called Royal Island, another St. Joseph ( after the patron saint of the expedition ), and the smallest of the islands, surrounded by strong currents, Île du Diable ( the infamous " Devil's Island ").

He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and one of the two patrons of Italy ( with Catherine of Siena ), and it is customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.

In Hinduism, certain dynasties adopted a title expressing their positions as " servant " of a patron deity of the state, but in the sense of a ( prime ) minister under a figure head of state, ruling " in the name of " the patron god ( ess ), such as Patmanabha Dasa ( servant of Vishnu ) in the case of the Maharaja of Travancore.

Nevertheless, as recorded in the Tanakh (" Old Testament " Bible ), in defiance of the Torah's teachings, the patron god YHWH was frequently worshipped in conjunction with other gods such as Baal, Asherah, and El.

** Elizabeth of Portugal, patron saint of Coimbra ( city holiday ), known there as Rainha Santa Isabela.

Soon after the death of his patron Damasus ( 10 December 384 ), Jerome was forced by them to leave his position at Rome after an inquiry was brought up by the Roman clergy into allegations that he had an improper relationship with the widow Paula.

In 2008, he became a patron of Population Matters, ( formerly known as the Optimum Population Trust ), which campaigns for a gradual decline in the global human population to a sustainable level.

Basic tasks in library management include the planning of acquisitions ( which materials the library should acquire, by purchase or otherwise ), library classification of acquired materials, preservation of materials ( especially rare and fragile archival materials such as manuscripts ), the deaccessioning of materials, patron borrowing of materials, and developing and administering library computer systems.

* Meander ( mythology ), a river god in Greek mythology and patron of the Maeander River in Turkey

Raised by Caesar's influence to the offices of quaestor, augur, and tribune of the plebeians ( 50 BC ), he supported the cause of his patron with great energy.

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (;, Sergei Pavlovich Dyagilev, ; 19 August 1929 ), usually referred to outside of Russia as Serge, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.

In his book The Shaolin Monastery ( 2008 ), Tel Aviv University professor Meir Shahar notes that the bodhisattva Vajrapani is the patron saint of Shaolin Monastery.

When a player chooses to collect his credits ( by pressing a " Cash Out " button ), the slot machine will automatically divide the number of credits on the credit meter by the value of one token and return the result to the patron.

Albert the Great ( 1193 / 1206 – 1280 ), patron saint of Roman Catholic theologians

The resultant town, platted in 1847 and named for the patron of Father Galtier's mission, St. Paul, was to become an important center of the fur trade and was to take on a new interest for those Selkirkers who remained at Red River.

This movement was encouraged by the Catholic Church, the most important patron of the arts at that time, as a return to tradition and spirituality.

Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters ; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

He was a cultivated patron of literature and art, and it was in his time that the first printing press authorized to use the Arabic or Turkish languages was set up in Constantinople, operated by Ibrahim Muteferrika ( while the printing press had been introduced to Constantinople in 1480, all works published before 1729 were in Greek, Armenian, or Hebrew ).

He was canonized and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on December 16, 1931 by Pope Pius XI and patron saint of the sciences.

Although an enthusiastic amateur musician and patron of the ballet, Alexander was seen as lacking refinement and elegance.

His first wife was the widow of his patron Damas by whom he had two sons: Archagathus and Agathocles, whom they were both murdered in 307 BC.

Amongst those who patronized the old man was the patrician family Falier of Venice, and by this means young Canova was first introduced to the senator of that name, who afterwards became his most zealous patron.

By his patron Canova was placed under Bernardi, or, as he is generally called by filiation, Giuseppe Torretto, a sculptor of considerable eminence, who had taken up a temporary residence at Pagnano, one of Asolo's boroughs

It was highly esteemed by his patron and friends, and the artist was now considered qualified to appear before a public tribunal.

St. Vojtěch was later made the patron saint of Bohemia, Poland, Hungary and Prussia.

A vigorous and effective frontier warrior, he was also well known as a patron of the arts.

This may have been because his wife was a very religious woman and a very big patron of the arts.

It probably comes from the 12th century and was owned by an ecclesiastical patron of the north or south province.

In addition he was a patron of the young Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born in Bonn in 1770 ; the elector financed the composer's first journey to Vienna.