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| [[File:bsg-arrow-apollo.jpg|thumb|The Arrow of Apollo on display in the Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] | | [[Image:bsg-arrow-apollo.jpg|thumb|The Arrow of Apollo (credit: Sci-Fi Channel)]] |
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| The '''Arrow of Apollo''' is a symbolic great hunting arrow and a symbol of [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol]]. Those who pledge themselves to this Lord of Kobol, such as the [[Apolli]] circa {{BCH|58}}, carry smaller, pocket-sized replicas of this piece as religious piety.
| | A great hunting arrow, and a symbol of [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol]]. |
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| == Spiritual Bauble ==
| | Legend states that the Arrow is the one surviving clue to location of the planet [[Earth]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). According to accounts of the scriptures of [[Pythia]] and [[Laura Roslin]]'s statement to the [[Quorum of Twelve]], the arrow is a key of sorts, which will open the [[Tomb of Athena]]. (''[[Fragged]]'') |
| As part of an initial training and placement exercise, the [[Soldiers of the One]] would orchestrate a fictive capture of a [[jump ship]] while en route to the [[Gemenon]] enclave by the [[Apolli]]. In the exercise, [[Kevin Reikle]] would test trainees and and their faith: those who would renounce the [[God (RDM)|false God]] would be presented with a miniature version of the Arrow of Apollo for them to kiss, thus securing their pledge of fealty to the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Lords of Kobol]] {{CAP|Blowback}}.
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| == Kobolian Artifact ==
| | This arrow itself, or an accurate facsimile thereof, was on display in the Museum of the Colonial Arts in the City of [[Delphi]] on [[Caprica]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). |
| Legend states that the Arrow is the one surviving clue to location of the planet [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II}}. According to accounts of the scriptures of [[Pythia]] and [[Laura Roslin]]'s statement to the [[Quorum of Twelve]], the arrow is a key of sorts, which will open the [[Tomb of Athena]] {{TRS|Fragged}}.
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| This arrow itself was on display in the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] in the City of [[Delphi]] on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II}}.
| | While the city itself suffered extensive damage as a result of bombing during the [[Cylon attack]], the Arrow itself survived undamaged. It becomes the focal point of [[Roslin, Laura|Laura Roslin's]] attempts to discover the whereabouts of Earth following the apparently accidental discovery of [[Kobol]] by the Colonial fleet ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]. These attempts lead to Lieutenant [[Thrace, Kara|Kara Thrace]] disobeying orders and taking a captured [[Cylon Raider]] to [[Caprica]], when the Raider is required in a plan to rescue personnel from the ''[[Galactica]]'' who have been shot down by Cylons over Kobol ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). |
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| While the city itself suffered extensive damage as a result of bombing during the [[Cylon attack]], the Arrow survived undamaged in the ruins of the museum. It becomes the focal point of [[Laura Roslin]]'s attempts to discover the whereabouts of Earth following the apparently accidental discovery of {{RDM|Kobol}} by the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] {{TRS|Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I}}. The quest for the Arrows leads Lieutenant {{callsign|Starbuck}} to disobey orders, taking a captured [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] to Caprica to retrieve the Arrow.
| | It was housed in the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] until collected by Starbuck and taken to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and Laura Roslin ([[Home]]). |
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| [[File:Arrowofapolloinuse.jpg|left|thumb|The Arrow in use {{TRS|Home, Part II}}]]
| | ''The Arrow is not a true arrow, as it has three jewels in its arrowhead and is much larger than a conventional arrow. The clear jewels may be some sort of optical key.'' |
| The Arrow is guarded at the museum by a copy of [[Number Six]] until collected by Thrace and [[The Farm|eventually]] taken to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and fugitive President Roslin {{TRS|Home, Part I}}.
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| The Arrow did not in fact open the Tomb of Athena, as stated in the scriptures, but activated a planetarium inside when placed in the bow of the statue of Sagittaron within it. It is not indicated whether the Arrow was recovered from the Tomb after its use.
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| ==Original Series Comparison==
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| In the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} two-part episode,"[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I|Lost Planet of the Gods]]," Commander {{TOS|Adama}} wears a [[Adama's Medallion|medallion]] that he uses as a key to enter the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]]. As with the users of the Arrow of Apollo in the later series, the original Adama and his ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' also searched for information on the whereabouts of Earth. Unfortunately, his team is interrupted by {{TOS|Cylons|Cylon}} attacks and is forced to abandon the quest.
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | [[Category:A to Z]] |
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| [[Category:Colonial Religion]] | | [[Category:Colonial Religion]] |
| [[Category:Colonial Religion (RDM)]]
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