Meaning of APOLLO
Pronunciation: | | u'pâlow
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| 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 |
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| See Also: | | Greek deity, Pythius | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Apollo A reconstruction of the key events and personalities in the Apollo program traces the history-making experiences of the astronauts and NASA experts who contributed to the first successful moon landing and other subsequent missions, in a volume complemented by color photographs and newly commissioned illustrations. 30,000 first printing. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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.
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Dream Dictionary |
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| 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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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | Adonis, afflatus, Agdistis, Alouette, Amen-Ra, Amor, Anna, Aphrodite, Apollo Belvedere, Apollo Musagetes, Apollon, Ares, Ariel, Artemis, artificial satellites, Astarte, ATDA, Ate, Athena, Atlas-Score, ATS, Bacchus, Balder, Biosatellite, Bragi, Calliope, Castilian Spring, Ceres, Cleopatra, Comsat, Cora, Cosmos, Courier, creative imagination, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Diapason, Dionysus, Dis, Discoverer, Early Bird, Echo, Elektron, Erato, Eros, ERS, Euterpe, Explorer, fire of genius, Freya, Gaea, Gaia, GATV, Ge, Gemini, Great Mother, Hades, Hebe, Helicon, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hippocrene, houri, Hymen, Hyperion, Injun, inspiration, Intelsat, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Lofti, Luna, Lunar Orbiter, Lunik, Magna Mater, Mariner, Mars, Mars probes, Mercury, Midas, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, Muse, Narcissus, Neptune, Nike, Nimbus, OAO, OGO, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Orpheus, OSO, Pageos, Parnassus, Pegasus, peri, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pierian Spring, Pierides, Pioneer, Pluto, poesy, poetic genius, Polyhymnia, Polymnia, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Proton, Ra, Ranger, Relay, Rhea, sacred Nine, Samos, San Marco, Saturn, Savitar, Secor, Shamash, Sol, spacecraft, Sputnik, Surveyor, Surya, Syncom, Tellus, Telstar, Terpsichore, the Graces, the Muses, the Nine, Titan, Transit, tuneful Nine, Vanguard, Venus, Venus de Milo, Vesta, Viking, Voskhod, Vulcan, WRESAT, Zeus, Zond |
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