Apollo

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See also apollo, apol·lo, and Apol·lo

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[edit] English

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Apollo (1) and Artemis

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /əˈpɒləʊ/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollōn).

[edit] Proper noun

Apollo

  1. (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.
  2. A very handsome young man. [2]
  3. A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
  4. A town in Pennsylvania, USA.
  5. A butterfly (Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings).
  6. A male given name
[edit] Related terms
  • variants: Apollon, Apolo, Apollos
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[edit] Etymology 2

From the object 1862 Apollo.

[edit] Noun

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  1. (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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[edit] References

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986
  2. 2.0 2.1 Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001

[edit] Italian

[edit] Proper noun

Apollo m.

  1. Apollo

[edit] Latin

[edit] Proper noun

Apollo (genitive Apollinis); m, third declension

  1. Apollo

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative Apollo Apollinēs
genitive Apollinis Apollinum
dative Apollinī Apollinibus
accusative Apollinem Apollinēs
ablative Apolline Apollinibus
vocative Apollo Apollinēs

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Proper noun

Apollo (genitive Apollōnis); m, third declension

  1. Apollo

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative Apollo Apollōnēs
genitive Apollōnis Apollōnum
dative Apollōnī Apollōnibus
accusative Apollōnem Apollōnēs
ablative Apollōne Apollōnibus
vocative Apollo Apollōnēs
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