Apollo
The son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of ArtemisThe son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
» A report came in that Apollo 11 succeeded in landing on the moon.
Meaning
6 senses(Greek, Roman)The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
Apollo 11 landed people on the moon for the first time.
(with definite article)Apollo Theatre, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
A male given name.
A placename.
Examples
29 sentencesA report came in that Apollo 11 succeeded in landing on the moon.
Apollo is the brother of Athena.
Аполлон — брат Атени. — Dionizio
ruАполлон — брат Афины. — odexed
Apollo 16 brought back a large number of lunar rocks and soil samples.
Artemis was the sister of Apollo.
ruАртемида была сестрой Аполлона. — Wezel
deArtemis war die Schwester des Apoll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Dionysus is the brother of Apollo.
ruДионис — брат Аполлона. — marafon
Origin
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
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