Apollo

American  

[uh-pol-oh] / əˈpɒl oʊ /

noun

plural

Apollos

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

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Apollo ² 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 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.

Example Sentences

Online sleuths poring over government files have drawn a tenuous connection between the 90-year-old company and Leon Black, the former CEO of its private-equity owner, Apollo Global Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

While some of the large alternative asset managers whose shares sold off this past week are involved in publicly traded business development companies, Apollo’s BDC is not listed on an exchange.

From MarketWatch

“Remember the Times” stretches back to Riley’s childhood in Harlem, where the playground of his elementary school abutted the parking lot behind New York’s venerable Apollo Theater.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Apollo Global Management, which last year closed its debut secondaries fund with $5.4 billion, is looking to hire an assistant controller who will work across equity and credit secondaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson emphasized that Epstein died in mid-2019, before Apollo Global Management acquired Shutterfly — and Lifetouch with it — later that year, eliminating any direct or indirect link between the company and the disgraced financier.

From Salon

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