Apollo Belvedere

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a Roman marble statue, possibly a copy of a Greek original of the 4th–1st centuries b.c.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Can you imagine flying to Venus in an Apollo-era ship based on the same technology, as some NASA people proposed?
To Infinity and Beyond! NASA’s Orion Mission Blasts Off|Matthew R. Francis|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Broyles, who served in Vietnam, later went on to become a Hollywood screenwriter, working on the films Apollo 13 and Cast Away.
War Is Hell and Such Good Fun|Don Gomez|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new Rocky franchise installment.
Michael B. Jordan: Playing a Black Superhero in 'Fantastic Four' Is a 'Huge Responsibility'|Kevin Fallon|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the former CEO of Apollo Group, a large education holding company, Edelstein is helping Rwanda with its higher education.
The American Elite Embraces a New Africa at D.C. Summit|Eleanor Clift|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Supporters of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones are FURIOUS that I dared to note his dismissal of the Apollo 11 mission.
Dear Moon Landing Deniers: Sorry I Called You Moon Landing Deniers|Olivia Nuzzi|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the foot of Belvedere and the little town of Tiburon were house-boats, in which people lived for eight months of the year.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Hecuba invites Achilles and Archilochus to meet her in the temple of Apollo.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Socrates, the wisest of men in the eyes of Apollo, admired this exercise and learned dancing in his old age.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
It was 'sacred to Apollo; and its branches were the decoration of poets, and of the flamens.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
It is only to transact some higher business that even Apollo dare play the truant from Admetus.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson