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Apollo : (noun)
1: Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and
healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
[syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Apollo : \A*pol"lo\, n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. ?.] (Classic
Myth.)
A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light
and day (the ``sun god''), of archery, prophecy, medicine,
poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of
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, esteemed
of the noblest representations of the human frame.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Apollo, PA (borough, FIPS 2720)
Location: 40.58456 N, 79.56462 W
Population (1990): 1895 (863 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15613
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Apollo : Apollo: In Greek mythology, often considered to be a god of healing. In stories such as The Iliad, Apollo is depicted as the bringer and reliever of plagues.
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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