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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.

apollo 1 British  
/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

  1. a strikingly handsome youth

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apollo 2 British  
/ əˈpɒləʊ /

noun

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

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Apollo 3 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 4 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 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

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The legacy of Apollo runs deeply through the veins of this mission.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

When the Apollo 11 astronauts departed the moon in 1969, they left behind a plaque with the words “We came in peace for all mankind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

They were the first crew to be the furthest from the Earth, breaking Apollo XIII’s record.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The Apollo program relied on a single rocket, the Saturn V, which carried both the lunar lander and the capsule carrying the astronauts.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Two kept their Greek names: Apollo and Pluto; but the latter was never called Hades, as was usual in Greece.

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

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