MADE IN GREECE | HANDMADE | HANDPAINTED - Professional packing - Free Tracking Number Dimensions (approximately) Height: 9.44in - 24cm Weight: 7.48in - 19cm Weight: 500gr Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius. Yet Apollo is also a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague with his arrows. Apollo is the god of archery and the invention of archery is credited to him and his sister Artemis. He has a golden and a silver bow, and a quiver of golden arrows. As the god of music, Apollo presided over overall music, songs, dance, and poetry. He is the inventor of string-music and the frequent companion of the Muses. The lyre is a common attribute of Apollo. Apollo is an important pastoral deity. He is the patron of herdsmen and shepherds. Protection of herds, flocks, and crops from diseases and pests were his primary duties. Apollo is the god who affords help and wards off evil. He delivered men from epidemics. Various epithets call him the "averter of evil". As the patron of seafarers, he is also the god of foreigners, the protector of fugitives and refugees. The most famous sculpture of Apollo is in the Temple of Zeus, showing Apollo declaring victory against Centaurs CastAlabaster Material: Cast Alabaster is a natural crushed stone that gives the feeling of marble, it's a solid material water-resistant. Our Alabaster statues first making in a mold and finished by hand, for more attention to details and unique surfacing. We ship worldwide from Greece, 1-3 Business days after payment, (doesn’t include Saturday, Sunday, or holidays). ESTIMATED SHIPPING TIME [After Postal date] 5-15 business days for Europe, 10-30 business days Worldwide. All packages include tracking numbers free.