Apollo definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Greek mythology ... son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Latin Apollin-, Apollo, from Greek Apoll?n Date: 13th century 1. the Greek ... and Roman god of sunlight, prophecy, music, and poetry 2. [Apollo, an asteroid of this class] any of a class of ... with healing, he was the father of Asclepius. By tradition, Apollo and his twin, Artemis, were born at Delos to ...
The Apollo Belvedere definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Apollo A*pol"lo, n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. ?.] (Classic Myth.) A deity among the Greeks and ... 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 ...
Oracle of Apollo definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Greek mythology ... oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Apollo, Delphic oracle, oracle of Delphi]
Temple of Apollo definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Greek mythology ... oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous [syn: Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Apollo, Delphic oracle, oracle of Delphi]
Phoebus Apollo definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (Greek mythology ... son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo]
Apollo Theatre definitions Britannica Concise Center of African-Amer. popular culture ... were discovered on Wednesday amateur nights. In the 1960s the Apollo featured soul artists such as the Supremes, S. Wonder, and ...
... potion, of Poseidon's chariot on the waves, and of Apollo's shafts are familiar to us from childhood. To regard ... Poseidon Erechtheus), or to the nature of the god himself (Apollo Patroos). 4. Epithets of the Gods: Each of the many ... are all but akin to the family; in the gymnasium, Apollo or Hermes is represented as the patron and ideal of ... a Demeter to make the grain sprout, a Hermes or Apollo to watch over the herds; Athena is the spirit of ... need be said. The five greater gods, Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo and Artemis, are not closely connected with any one phenomenon ... life, though Zeus has to do with the sky, and Apollo and Artemis acquire a connection with the sun and ...
... s 1828 Dictionary PYTHIAN, a. [from Pythia, the priestess of Apollo.] Pertaining to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles. Merriam Webster's I. adjective Etymology: Latin ... 2. of or relating to Delphi or its oracle of Apollo II. noun Date: 1903 Knight of Pythias Oxford Reference Dictionary ... to Delphi (in central Greece) or its ancient oracle of Apollo. Etymology: L Pythius f. Gk Puthios f. Putho, an older ... pythien.] Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. Pythian games (Gr. Antiq.), ...
... was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from ... is transformed into a laurel tree to escape the pursuing Apollo Britannica Concise In Greek mythology, the personification of the laurel ... Daphne lived a pastoral existence and rejected every lover. When Apollo pursued her, she prayed to Gaea or to her father ... to save her, whereupon she was transformed into a laurel. Apollo took its leaves to weave garlands that were thenceforth awarded ... s other pursuer was Leucippus, who was killed because of Apollo's jealousy. Oxford Reference Dictionary n. any flowering shrub of ... the city. Here were the famous grove and sanctuary of Apollo. The grove and shrine owed their origin to Seleucus ...
... s noun Etymology: Latin, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, pai?n, from Paian, Pai?n, epithet of Apollo in the hymn Date: 1589 1. a joyous song or ... Etymology: L f. Doric Gk paian hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo (under the name of Paian) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Paean ... n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. P[ae]on, Peony.] [Written also pean.] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to ...
... of the Madonna. Take Gaudens' "Puritan." Compare that with an Apollo. Again we have the contrast there is between a Madonna ... Venus. We have the physical and the aesthetic in an Apollo, but there is not a gleam of the intellectual. That Apollo thinks is not indicated, much less what he might be ... warrant that the Puritan carries more physical guns than the Apollo, and that if they were to clinch in a tug of wrestling Apollo would fall underneath. That ethical intent and purpose is masterly ...
Apollinarian definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary APOLLINA'RIAN, a. [From Apollo.] The Apollinarian games, in Roman antiquity, were celebrated in honor of Apollo; instituted A.R. 542 after the battle of Cannae. They ... A*pol`li*na"ri*an, a. [L. Apollinaris, fr. Apollo.] (Rom. Antiq.) In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Apollinarian A ...