Apollo ascribed to the god. However, while Apollo has a great number of appellations in Greek myth, only a few occur in Latin literature. Apollo's birthplace was Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos. Delphi and Actium were his primary places of worship. Apollo was worshipped throughout the Roman Empire. In the traditionally Celtic lands he was most often seen as a healing and sun god. He was often equated with Celtic gods of similar character. The cult centers of Apollo in Greece, Delphi and Delos, date from the 8th century BCE. The Delos sanctuary was primarily dedicated to Artemis, Apollo's
HMS Apollo (F70) rather than two 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Medals. "Apollo" was positioned between and . "Apollo" was intended to be modernised, which would have included the removal of her one 4.5-inch twin gun, which would have been replaced by the Exocet anti-ship missile, but the modernisation was cancelled due to the 1981 Defence Review by the minister, John Nott. In July 1982, "Apollo" was sent to patrol the South Atlantic in the aftermath of the Falklands War and returned home in September. In late 1983 "Apollo" once again returned to the South Atlantic. On this occasion "Apollo" encountered heavy seas in