Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural A·pol·los for 2, 3.
- the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
- a very handsome young man.
- Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.
noun plural -los
- a strikingly handsome youth
noun plural -los
- a handsome Eurasian mountain butterfly, Parnassius apollo, with palish wings and prominent red ocelli
noun
- classical myth the god of light, poetry, music, healing, and prophecy: son of Zeus and Leto
noun
- any of a series of manned US spacecraft designed to explore the moon and surrounding space. Apollo 11 made the first moon landing in July 1969
Olympian deity, god of music, poetry, medicine, etc., later identified with Helios, the sun god; the name is a Latin form of Greek Apollon, said to be perhaps related to an obsolete Greek verb meaning “to drive away” (evil, etc.) [Klein, citing Usener].
The Greek and Roman god of poetry, prophecy, medicine, and light. Apollo represents all aspects of civilization and order. He was worshiped at the Delphic oracle, where a priestess gave forth his predictions. Zeus was his father, and Artemis was his sister. He is sometimes identified with Hyperion, the Titan he succeeded.