Apolónia

This name derives from the Ancient Greek name “Apollōníā ‎(Ἀπολλωνίᾱ), which in turn derives from “Apóllōn ‎(Ᾰ̓πόλλων).” Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion and mythology. 1) Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, located on the right bank of the Aous river (modern-day Vjosë). Its ruins are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojani, in modern-day Albania. 2) Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians before the persecution of Decius.