Which Ancient Greek and Roman mythological god or goddess is the patron associated with archery?

In the Greek mythological tradition, Apollo is worshipped as the god of archery. The invention of archery itself is credited to Apollo and his sister Artemis. He is usually portrayed carrying a golden bow and a quiver of silver arrows.

Typical of Greek and Roman mythology, the gods and goddesses were also linked with more than one of life’s activities. Apollo was also associated with music, dance, truth, and prophecy to name of few. Metaphorically, Apollo was portrayed in art shooting invisible arrows.

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in Classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. In the Greek mythological tradition, he is one of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. His abode was Mount Olympus.

There are multiple temples dedicated to Apollo in the Grecian islands as well as throughout the Roman Empire.

In the epic Greek story the ‘Iliad’, Apollo is the healer under the gods but he is also the bearer of disease and death with his arrows.

As the Roman Empire expanded and spread throughout Europe, Apollo was also worshipped and revered. In the mythology of the Romans, Apollo was the son of Jupiter who communicated with mortals via oracles and priests to convey prophecies and messages from his father.