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Meaning of APOLLO

Pronunciation:  u'pâlow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
 
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 Synonyms: Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo
 
 See Also: Greek deity, Pythius

 

 

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Apollo
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*pol"lo\, n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. ?.] (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 {Ph['e]bus}.
{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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Glory and light, Apollo represents the powerful sun. You might be seeing more clearly now, it will be easier for you to see solutions to your problems, and you might grow stronger with each new experience.
 
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