American
[uh -pol -oh]
/ əˈpɒl oʊ /
noun
Apollos
plural
the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
a very handsome young man.
Aerospace.
one of a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.
Apollo
1
British
/ əˈpɒləʊ /
noun
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
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
a strikingly handsome youth
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apollo
4
British
/ əˈpɒləʊ /
noun
a handsome Eurasian mountain butterfly, Parnassius apollo, with palish wings and prominent red ocelli
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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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APOLLO: It was really important for this song to come out first, actually.
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APOLLO: A longer project would definitely need more time.
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APOLLO: A lot of the songs I write are emotions that I dealt with or am dealing with at that time.
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APOLLO: I’ve had ‘TESLA’ by Lil Yachty on for the past four days.
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Had she lived two thousand years ago, however, she would have gone to Delphi and asked APOLLO, who would have oracularly answered, "Dye."
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Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870
by Various
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