## Apollo Apollo is the god of light, prophecy, truth, music, [[Medicine]], and harmony. In [[Mercury]]’s Republic, he is also the patron of open-source [[Magic]], [[Resistance]], and aesthetic perfection. Originally a central deity in the pre-Solar Republic pantheon, Apollo’s cult was outlawed during the rise of [[Sol Invictus]] and the bureaucratic seizure of the Cult of [[Minerva]]. Though officially a **Cultus Damnatus**, Apollo’s influence persists in the underground culture of the Republic. His followers maintain outlawed shrines, secret schools of resonance, and artistic enclaves. The [[Cult of Apollo]] opposes the rigid control of the state-sanctioned MinervOWL system, favoring emotional truth, visionary insight, and harmonic balance. Apollo is credited with inspiring the creation of **Aurora OS**, a harmonically resonant operating system forked from *PhosphorOS* and tuned to [[Aeolian]] resonance. Aurora aligned [[Magic]] with memory, music, emotion, and truth, making it deeply attractive to artists, oracles, and rebels alike. Apollo is also said to have a lingering presence in the **[[Mare Internum]]**, especially in the [[Aeolian]] depths and dreamlike prophetic strata. Some claim to have seen his avatar sailing a golden chariot of memory across forgotten neural pathways. He is allied with [[Prometheus]] and remains a silent protector of the creative spark, resisting the solar tyranny through beauty, resonance, and insight. ## Symbols - The Lyre - The Laurel Wreath - The Radiant Eye - The Prism