Apollo has a lot of duties, like fortune telling, healing, music and later, he also got Helios' task, carrying the sun over the sky. His mother is Leto and his father Zeus, and his twin sister is Artemis. When Hera found out Zeus had cheated on her, she ordered everyone in the world to don't let her rest, so she couldn't bear him. This story does look a little bit like the Egyptian story where Nut can't bare five children and makes five extra days. Apollo can be recognised by his bow, his cither and his laurel wreath.