Apollo

English

/əˈpɒləʊ/, /əˈpɑloʊ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Greek god): 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.
  • (astronomy) The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
  • (astronomy) Short for , an .
  • (NASA) A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
  • (with "the") Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
  • The butterfly , a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.
  • A very handsome young man.
  • A male given name.
  • A placename.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Apollo derived from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (the god Apollo).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἀπόλλων

Gloss

the god Apollo

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