Hesychius connects the name Apollo with the Doric  (), which means "assembly", so that Apollo would be the god of political life, and he also gives the explanation  (), "fold", in which case Apollo would be the god of flocks and herds.
hɛsˈɪtʃɪəs kənˈɛkts ðə nˈeɪm ɐpˈɑːloʊ wɪððə dˈoːɹɪk, wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz "ɐsˈɛmbli", sˌoʊ ðæt ɐpˈɑːloʊ wʊd biː ðə ɡˈɑːd ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf, ænd hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɡˈɪvz ðɪ ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən, "fˈoʊld", ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈeɪs ɐpˈɑːloʊ wʊd biː ðə ɡˈɑːd ʌv flˈɑːks ænd hˈɜːdz.