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.
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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Broadcom is partnering with Blackstone and Apollo Global Management to launch a $35 billion platform to finance AI infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The airline backed a takeover bid from Apollo after its surprise offer of £7.15 per share beat Castlelake's bid of £6.90 per share.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
That conclusion was based on the estimated ages of major lunar craters and the ages of impact glass collected during the Apollo missions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Apollo, a Maine coon who died at 13 following a seizure a year after his arrival in 2015, had curbed the shop’s mouse problem and brought “so much love and energy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Others say that he made Apollo angry and that the god by a trick got his sister to slay him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Changed "apollo" to "Apollo" on page 361 in the index entry for Parnassius.
From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis
What is Paul? what thing is apollo? but ministers by whom ye believed even as the lord gave every man grace.
From The first New Testament printed in English by
Billy Pirie: Scored 106 goals in 138 games for Dundee as well as playing for the likes of Arbroath, Aberdeen and the New York Apollos.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I’d like to talk to Charlie about that,” said Joseph P. Allen, a physicist-astronaut who served at Mission Control during Apollos 15 and 17 and made two space shuttle flights himself.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
He played eight games for the Orlando Apollos before he joined the Browns later in the year.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2021
The other opening-weekend games are the Atlanta Legends at the Orlando Apollos on Saturday night and the Memphis Express at the Birmingham Iron on Sunday night.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
By that I mean that Apollos 9 and 10 must make near-perfect flights before us.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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