Apollo

[ uh-pol-oh ]

noun

, plural A·pol·los

1. the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
2. a very handsome young man.
3. Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.

Apollo

¹

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. any of a series of manned US spacecraft designed to explore the moon and surrounding space. Apollo 11 made the first moon landing in July 1969

apollo

²

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. a strikingly handsome youth

apollo

³

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. a handsome Eurasian mountain butterfly, Parnassius apollo, with palish wings and prominent red ocelli

Apollo

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/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. classical myth the god of light, poetry, music, healing, and prophecy: son of Zeus and Leto

Apollo

1. The Greek and Roman god of poetry, prophecy, medicine, and light . Apollo represents all aspects of civilization and order. He was worshiped at the Delphic oracle , where a priestess gave forth his predictions. Zeus was his father, and Artemis was his sister. He is sometimes identified with Hyperion, the Titan he succeeded.

Notes

The sun was sometimes described as Apollo's chariot, riding across the sky.

As a representative of controlled and ordered nature, Apollo is often contrasted with Dionysus , the god who represents wild, creative energies.

Example Sentences

Can you imagine flying to Venus in an Apollo-era ship based on the same technology, as some NASA people proposed?

From The Daily Beast

Broyles, who served in Vietnam, later went on to become a Hollywood screenwriter, working on the films Apollo 13 and Cast Away.

From The Daily Beast

Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new Rocky franchise installment.

From The Daily Beast

As the former CEO of Apollo Group, a large education holding company, Edelstein is helping Rwanda with its higher education.

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Supporters of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones are FURIOUS that I dared to note his dismissal of the Apollo 11 mission.

From The Daily Beast

Hecuba invites Achilles and Archilochus to meet her in the temple of Apollo.

From Project Gutenberg

Socrates, the wisest of men in the eyes of Apollo, admired this exercise and learned dancing in his old age.

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It was 'sacred to Apollo; and its branches were the decoration of poets, and of the flamens.

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It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.

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The shrewd, upright county gentleman was beginning to emerge, oddly, from the Apollo.

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