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Apollo

A-pol′lo

,
Noun.
[L.
Apollo
,
-linis
, Gr. [GREEK].]
(Classic Myth.)
A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the “sun god”), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; – called also
Phébus
.
The Apollo Belvedere
,
a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.

Definition 2024


Apollo

Apollo

See also: apollo and Apol·lo

English

Apollo (1) and Artemis

Proper noun

Apollo

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology): The son of Zeus and Leto, (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis, (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
  2. (astronomy) The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
  3. (astronomy) Short for 1862 Apollo, an Apollo asteroid.
  4. (NASA, space science) A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
  5. (with "the") Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
  6. The butterfly Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.
  7. A very handsome young man.
  8. A male given name.
  9. A placename.
Antonyms

Derived terms

  • (NASA, space): pre-Apollo, post-Apollo
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From the object 1862 Apollo.

Noun

Apollo (plural Apollos)

  1. (astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.
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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ollo

Proper noun

Apollo m

  1. (Greek mythology) Apollo

Latin

Proper noun

Apollo m (genitive Apollinis); third declension

  1. Apollo

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Apollo Apollinēs
genitive Apollinis Apollinum
dative Apollinī Apollinibus
accusative Apollinem Apollinēs
ablative Apolline Apollinibus
vocative Apollo Apollinēs

Derived terms

  • Apollināris
  • Apollineus

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Apollo f

  1. Apollo (American three-man spacecraft)

Proper noun

Apollo m

  1. Obsolete spelling of Apolo

apollo

apollo

See also: Apollo and Apol·lo

English

Apollo Butterfly of Gran Sasso

Noun

apollo (plural apollos)

  1. A very handsome young man.
  2. A butterfly, also known as mountain apollo (Parnassius apollo).

Translations


Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ollo

Noun

apollo m (plural apolli)

  1. A man of great beauty
  2. Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings)