Apollo.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
Short for 1862 Apollo, an Apollo asteroid.
A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
Apollo 11 landed people on the moon for the first time.
Apollo Theatre, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
A male given name.
A placename.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).
A very handsome young man.
Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
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.
Where this word comes from
From the object 1862 Apollo.
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