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curly and golden .
$150 tasseled loafers.
Favorite Television Series 
Masterpiece Theater every Sunday night on PBS.
Emotional Control System
The left hemisphere is poorly connected to the limbic and reptilian brains. Individuals who embody Apollo live the "life of the mind," unconnected to their emotions or bodies.
New ideas usually arise from a person with all three brain systems integrated. Apollo men dislike new ideas. They prefer the classics, which can be appreciated solely with one's left hemisphere.
Life Purpose 
Like the Sun, an Apollo man's life purpose is to illuminate the darkness, via clear thinking following abstract principles. These men shine. They're "bright."
Apollo was Zeus's son. Apollo men function best as vice-presidents or the "right hand man" of a powerful leader. These men aren't leaders.
Apollo men observe events without getting emotionally involved. Their lives can become detached or compartmentalized. They dislike spontaneity. They want to see a schedule before committing to attend an event. They like to read a book-or every book on a subject-before beginning a project.
Under Stress 
Under stress, Apollo becomes Demeter. When the going gets tough, an Apollo second-in-command takes care of the subordinates that the Zeus leader forgets about.
When Safe 
When safe, Apollo men become Artemis/Ares/Hephaestus. Their hobbies are goal-directed, e.g., collecting stamps. Apollo men are sports fans. They can work hard when they feel safe.
Other Personality Type Systems 
Apollo isn't represented in astrology. Apollo could be represented by Enneagram personality type #1 (The Reformer), but the other competency types (E3 The Performer and E5 The Observer) could also be used as all three types are disconnected from their emotional center and prefer to use logic to solve problems.
Schedule it into his Daytimer or it won't happen.
Go to business school. You'll meet many bright, capable Apollo men-but you might not be able to tell one from another.


"Jo" in Little Women, Amelia Earhart, Gloria Steinem, Aretha Franklin, Jane Fonda, Princess Mononoke, Nike ads for women.
Short, windblown.
Athletic shoes, hiking boots.
Favorite Movie 
Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver (1979).
Artemis roamed the wilderness with her band of nymphs and her pack of dogs. As a hunter and an archer, her arrows always hit her target. Women who embody Artemis are goal-oriented. They enjoy "the chase" of elusive quarry. Their perseverance leads to accomplishment and achievement. Artemis rescued anyone (especially women) in physical danger who appealed for her help. Artemis was the goddess of childbirth. The Romans knew Artemis as Diana.
Emotional Control System 
Artemis energy is about seeking and anticipation-the goal-directed search for food, shelter, mates, etc.
Life Purpose 
An Artemis woman's life purpose is to achieve goals.
Too much Artemis energy results in endless searching, to the point of exhaustion. Or an Artemis woman can be "so focused on her own aims and undistracted that she fails to notice the feelings of others around her."[3]
—Jean Shinoda Bolen, Goddesses in Everywoman (1984)
Under Stress 
When Safe 
Other Personality Type Systems 

Apollo-Artemis Marriage[edit]


—Jean Shinoda Bolen, Goddesses in Everywoman (1984)
The story of Atalanta and Hippomenes shows how to marry an Artemis woman.[6]


  2. Pearce, Joseph Chilton. Evolution's End: Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence (Harper San Francisco, 1992, ISBN 0-06-250732-X), 36-37.

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