apollo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    Phoebus; Phoebus Apollo.

WordNet

A*pol"lo noun
Etymology
L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (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 Phébus.

Webster 1913