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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

Example Sentences

What Stallone regarded as the most important scene—sharing his fears with Adrian the night before his fight with Apollo Creed—almost wasn’t shot because of budget constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

EasyJet said the offer from Apollo represented an 81% increase from its share price of £3.94 on 28 May, the last day of trading before the takeover interest from Castlelake was made public.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

EasyJet said in a statement that it had reached an "agreement in principle" with Apollo after its surprise offer of £7.15 per share beat Castlelake's bid of £6.90 per share.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Apollo also said it’s planning to keep the brand licence agreement between easyJet and easyGroup, owned by easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who still has a 15% stake in the airline.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026

One of them, Cadmus, instead of looking vaguely here and there, went very sensibly to Delphi to ask Apollo where she was.

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

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