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  Apollo

  noun

  the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
• apollo
  apollo

  noun

  a strikingly handsome youth

Apollo

American  

[uh-pol-oh] / əˈpɒl oʊ /

noun

• Apollos
  plural

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.

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Apollo ¹ British  

/ 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

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Apollo ² British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

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

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apollo ³ British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

1. a strikingly handsome youth

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apollo ⁴ British  

/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

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

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Apollo Cultural  

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.

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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.

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• Apollos
  plural

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This summer, Apollo Global Management agreed to buy British budget airline easyJet after a protracted bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Beagle 2 was reportedly built for about £50m; in comparison Nasa spent $25bn on the Apollo programme during the 1960s.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Margaret Hamilton was a trailblazer in her field, leading the team who developed the software for Nasa's Apollo missions, which coined the term "software engineering".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The New York-headquartered Apollo Global Management is anticipated to lead the deal, which is expected to close in 2027, the people said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Apollo on his side, facing this undaunted person, felt an admiration for his boldness and made his priestess deliver the response.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Changed "apollo" to "Apollo" on page 361 in the index entry for Parnassius.

From The History of the European Fauna by Robert Francis Scharff

What is Paul? what thing is apollo? but ministers by whom ye believed even as the lord gave every man grace.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

Billy Pirie: Scored 106 goals in 138 games for Dundee as well as playing for the likes of Arbroath, Aberdeen and the New York Apollos.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

He played eight games for the Orlando Apollos before he joined the Browns later in the year.

From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2021

Wescott was offered a chance to practice with the Kings’ minor-league Houston Apollos affiliate in the Central Hockey League.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2020

Colton Schmidt, a punter for the Birmingham Iron, and Reggie Northrup, a linebacker for the Orlando Apollos, submitted their complaint Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2019

By that I mean that Apollos 9 and 10 must make near-perfect flights before us.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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