apollo : Idioms & Phrases


apollo asteroid

  • noun an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
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apollo program

  • noun a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon
    • the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July 20, 1969
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oracle of apollo

  • noun (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
    Delphic oracle; Oracle of Apollo; oracle of Delphi.
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phoebus apollo

  • noun (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    Apollo; Phoebus.
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temple of apollo

  • noun (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
    Delphic oracle; Oracle of Apollo; oracle of Delphi.
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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.
Webster 1913