What does Apollo look like?

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In art, Apollo was represented as a beardless youth, either naked or robed. He was also often depicted with one or both of his two main attributes: a bow and a lyre. The bow symbolized distance, death, terror, and awe, while the lyre more gently proclaimed the joy of communion with Olympus through music, poetry, and dance.