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Apollo


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Apollo was the half-human son of one of the omnipotent Beings who visited Earth thousands of years ago (specifically, in the year 2500 B.C.) and were worshiped as the Greek gods. He served as the god of medicine, poetry, music, prophecy and the sun. As with the other Greek gods, he had an extra organ that allowed the channeling of energy. (ST website: StarTrek.com)

Biography

When Human faith in the Beings began to wane, the Beings departed. After centuries, only Apollo remained in the physical realm, waiting alone for humans to find him. (NF novels: Gods Above, Stone and Anvil; Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook)

Sometime about the 20th century, Apollo was visited by the Worthy, a group of Karimean explorers. When he demanded that they worship him, they refused and he teleported them to a planet in the Claneian system. (TOS comic: "A Rude Awakening!")

In 2267, the USS Enterprise was drawn to Pollux IV by Apollo. Apollo wanted to make the crew of the Enterprise worship him, but he was defeated by Captain James T. Kirk. Realizing that the time of gods was over, Apollo spread himself upon the wind, imploring his fellow gods to take him, and vanished. (TOS episode: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")

Before Apollo's departure, he had impregnated Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, with whom he had fallen in love. (TOS - New Visions comic: "Of Woman Born")

Their daughter was Athena Palamas, but young Athena never got to know her parents as she was sent to Earth. (NF novel: Being Human)

In 2378, Apollo was present in the Pleroma to discuss the damage done to the universe by the Orb of Destruction, mocking Montgomery Scott's aging when the crew of the USS Theseus managed to enter. When a vote was held to determine resurrecting the Organian people, Apollo voted against such an act, even callously offering to slay T'Lir so they could rejoin their species. He later protested when the Prophets sent a representative to the Pleroma to collect Benjamin Sisko. (ST - Pleroma comic: "Part 3")

When Lore broke into the Pleroma armed with the Orb, he detonated it within the pocket universe, unleashing a wave of destruction across the multiverse. An enraged Apollo attempted to slay Lore only to be consumed by the wavefront. (ST - Pleroma comic: "Part 5")

Legacy

The Hippocratic Oath invoked the name of Apollo the Physician, among other Greek gods. (TOS novels: My Enemy, My Ally, Doctor's Orders, Vulcan's Forge, TNG novel: The Soldiers of Fear)

The Joy Machine used the image of Apollo as one of its avatars in its confrontation with the Enterprise crew. (TOS novel: The Joy Machine)

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