Apollo
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the ancient Greek and Roman god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and manly beauty; the son of Leto and brother of Artemis.
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a very handsome young man.
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Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the moon and back.
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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
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classical myth the god of light, poetry, music, healing, and prophecy: son of Zeus and Leto
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a strikingly handsome youth
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a handsome Eurasian mountain butterfly, Parnassius apollo, with palish wings and prominent red ocelli
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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.
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The sun was sometimes described as Apollo's chariot, riding across the sky.
As a representative of controlled and ordered nature, Apollo is often contrasted with Dionysus, the god who represents wild, creative energies.
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The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
When the signal finally did flicker back into life there was a long silence before the voice of Christina Koch crackled back to mission control, evoking memories of the Apollo era.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The Orion ship transporting the Artemis II crew in their moon flyby surpassed Apollo 13’s distance record, set in 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
They would have lived happily ever after, but Apollo fell in love with her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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