APOLLOS

Etymology 1

From Apollo + -s.

Proper noun

Apollos

plural of Apollo

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Apollos

A figure of the early Christian church, mentioned in the Book of Acts and the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

Anagrams

• palolos

Noun

apollos

plural of apollo

Anagrams

• palolos

Source: Wiktionary


APOLLO

A*pol"lo, n. Etym: [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. (Classic Myth.)

Definition: 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. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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