Apollo Apollo is said to have built a foundation and an altar on Delos using the horns of the goats that his sister Artemis hunted. Since he learnt the art of building when young, he later became "Archegetes", the founder of towns and god who guided men to build new cities. In his young years when Zeus had ignored him, Apollo spent his time herding cows. There, he was reared by Thriae, the bee nymphs, who trained him and enhanced his prophetic skills. During this time, Apollo also invented the lyre, and along with Artemis, the art of archery. He then
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was intended to be modernised, which would have included the removal of her one 4.5-inch twin gun, which would have been replaced by the Exocet anti-ship missile, but the modernisation was cancelled due to the 1981 Defence Review by the minister, John Nott.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