Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Apollo? Here's what it means.
Proper noun
(Greekmythology, Romanmythology): The son of Zeus and Leto, (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis, (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
(astronomy) Short for 1862 Apollo, an Apollo asteroid.
(NASA, space science) A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
(with "the") Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
The butterfly Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.
A very handsome young man.
A male given name.
A placename.
Noun
(astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.
