apollo : Idioms & Phrases
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apollo asteroid
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noun an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
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apollo program
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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
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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
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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
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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.