The name Apollo—unlike the related older name Paean—is generally not found in the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) texts, although there is a possible attestation in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[ (Linear B: ]-[) on the KN E 842 tablet, though it has also been suggested that the name might actually read "Hyperion" ([u]-pe-rjo-[ne]).
ðə nˈeɪm ɐpˈɑːloʊ—ʌnlˈaɪk ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ˈoʊldɚ nˈeɪm pˈiːən—ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli nˌɑːt fˈaʊnd ɪnðə lˈɪnɪɹ bˈiː mˈaɪsənˌiən ɡɹˈiːk tˈɛksts, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɐɾɪstˈeɪʃən ɪnðə lˈækənˌoʊz fˈɔːɹm pˈiːˌɑːɹdʒˌeɪˈoʊ lˈɪnɪɹ bˈiː: ɔnðə kˌeɪˈɛn ˈiː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː tˈæblət, ðˌoʊ ɪt hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðə nˈeɪm mˌaɪt ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈiːd "haɪpˈɪɹiən" jˈuːpˈiːˌɑːɹdʒˌeɪˈoʊ nˈiː.