Apollo
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollōn).
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Apollo
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology): The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). [1] He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; [2] and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
- A very handsome young man. [2]
- A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for travel to the moon.
- A town in Pennsylvania, USA.
- A butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings).
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the son of Zeus
a very handsome young man
a three-man spacecraft
a town in Pennsylvania
[edit] Etymology 2
From the object 1862 Apollo.
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Apollo (plural Apollos)
- (astronomy) 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.
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asteroid type
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- Notes:
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
[edit] Italian
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Apollo m.
- Apollo
[edit] Latin
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Apollo m. (genitive: Apollinis)
- Apollo
