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You've seen the symbol. Here's why it earned its place on the shield.

Apollo Helios wasn't the god of victory, or rage, or war. He was the god who showed up, every single day, without fail, without excuse. To the ancient Greeks, that wasn't small. Storms could be sent by the gods. Battles could be lost to bad luck. But the sun rising was one truth nobody could touch.

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