In literary contexts, Apollo represents harmony, order, and reason—characteristics contrasted with those of Dionysus, god of wine, who represents ecstasy and disorder.
ɪn lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi kˈɑːntɛksts, ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts hˈɑːɹməni, ˈɔːɹdɚ, ænd ɹˈiːzən—kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks kəntɹˈæstᵻd wɪð ðoʊz ʌv dˈaɪənˌɪsəs, ɡˈɑːd ʌv wˈaɪn, hˌuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ˈɛkstəsi ænd dɪsˈoːɹdɚ.