Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label= Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label ...

is a Greek and Roman god of music, healing, light, prophecy and enlightenment. Apollo may also refer to:

Animals

Appollo (dog) Apollo was a search and rescue dog who served with the K-9 unit of the New York Police Department. He was awarded the Dickin Medal, the animals' equivalent of the Victoria Cross, in recognition of the work done by all search and rescue dogs foll ...

(1992–2006), a German Shepherd search and rescue dog * Apollo (horse) (1879–1887), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *''

Parnassius ''Parnassius'' is a genus of northern circumpolar and montane (alpine and Himalayan) butterflies usually known as Apollos or snow Apollos. They can vary in colour and form significantly based on their altitude. They also show an adaptation to h ...

'', a genus of swallowtail butterflies commonly known as the Apollos; in particular **''

Parnassius apollo The Apollo or mountain Apollo (''Parnassius apollo''), is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. Etymology The species is named in the classical tradition for the deity Apollo. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Parnassius apollo apollo'' L ...

'', a Parnassius butterfly found in Europe commonly known as the Apollo **'' Parnassius autocrator'', a Parnassius butterfly found in Afghanistan and Taj

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

* Apollo (Battlestar Galactica), the name of several characters in the Battlestar Galactica universe **

Lee Adama Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama (callsign "Apollo") is a fictional character in the television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber, and is one of the main characters in the series. His first appearance was in ''Batt ...

, a character in the 2004 re-imagining of ''Battlestar Galactica'' ** Captain Apollo, a character in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series *

Apollo (comics) Apollo is a fictional superhero who first appeared in the '' Stormwatch'' series, but is best known for his role in '' The Authority''. While visually distinct, Apollo is cast in the mould of the Superman archetype. Apollo is notable for bein ...

, a member of in Wildstorm Comics' ''The Authority'' *

Apollo (Marvel Comics) The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are based on the Twelve Olympians/Dii Consentes and other deities of Classical mythology. During the beginning of the 1960s, the e ...

, a comic book character * Apollo (Saint Seiya), a character in the fictional universe of Masami Kurumada's manga ''Saint Seiya'' * Apollo (Star Trek), an alien in the ''Star Trek'' episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?" *Apollo, a character in the musical TV series ''

Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is an American- British children's TV series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop ...

'' *Apollo, a character in ''The Amory Wars'' comic book series *Apollo, a character in the ''Zatch Bell!'' anime/manga series *

Apollo Candy The ''Lost Experience'' was an alternate reality game that was part of the American television drama ''Lost''. The game was developed by ABC in the United States, Channel 4 in the UK, and Channel 7 in Australia. It was written by Jordan Rosenbe ...

, a fictional candy bar in the ''Lost'' television series *

Apollo Creed Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the ''Rocky'' films, played by Carl Weathers. He serves as the main antagonist in ''Rocky'' and '' Rocky II'' and also appears in ''Rocky III'' and ''Rocky IV''. He is a tough but agile boxer w ...

, a boxer played by Carl Weathers in the ''Rocky'' film series *

Apollo Justice ''Ace Attorney'' is a series of legal thriller comedy-drama adventure/visual novel games created by Shu Takumi. Players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting in the main series. Published by Capcom, the series i ...

, character in Capcom's ''Ace Attorney'' video-game series * ''USS Apollo'', a BC-304 class deep space carrier in ''Stargate: Atlantis'', see List of Earth starships in ''Stargate'' * ''USS Apollo'' (NCC-1725), a starship in the video game '' Starfleet Academy'' * ''USS Apollo'' (NCC-17706), a starship in '' Star Trek: Legacy'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game''

Music

Groups and labels

Apollo (band) Apollo was an American R&B/ disco group that recorded for Motown in the late 1970s. They are best known as the band of future music executives Benny Medina and Kerry Gordy. History Originally the band was called Kryptonite after the green ...

, an American R&B/disco group that recorded for Motown Records in the late 1970s * Apollo Records (1921), US label * Apollo Records (1928), US label *

Apollo Records (1944) Apollo Records was a record company and label founded in New York City by Hy Siegel and Ted Gottlieb in 1944. A year later it was sold to Ike and Bess Berman. Apollo was known for blues (Doc Pomus), doo-wop (The Larks), gospel (Mahalia Jackson) ...

, US label *

Apollo Records (Belgium) Apollo Records is an ambient-music subdivision of R&S Records of Belgium. Selected discography * Apollo Compilation – ''Volume 1 – File Under Ambient'' * Biosphere – ''Microgravity'' * Aphex Twin – ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'' * ...

, Belgian label

Albums

* ''Apollo'' (Nebula album), an album by the group Nebula * ''Apollo'' (Stockholm Syndrome album), an album by the group Stockholm Syndrome *'' Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks'', 1983 album by Brian Eno

Songs

* "Apollo" (Porno Graffitti song), 1999 * "Apollo" (Timebelle song), the Swiss entrant in the Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 * "Apollo" (Hardwell song), 2012 *"Apollo", a 1984 song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the album ''

Junk Culture ''Junk Culture'' is the fifth studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 30 April 1984 by Virgin Records. After the commercial disappointment of the experimental 1983 album '' Dazzle Ships'', OMD ...

Literature

* ''Apollo'' (journal), journal, magazine * ''Apollo'' (magazine), British arts magazine

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''Apollo'' (ballet), 1928 George Balanchine choreography for Stravinsky's ''Apollon musagète'' *

Showtime at the Apollo ''Showtime at the Apollo'' (formerly ''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''Apollo Live'') is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008. In 2018, the series returned on Fox with Steve Harvey ...

, an American music television series * ''Apollo'' (Michelangelo), marble sculpture *'' Apollo Gauntlet'', an American animated television series on Adult Swim * Prix Apollo Award (late 20th century), for French for science-fiction literature * ''Apollo'' (System Copernicus), a stained glass window

Businesses and organisations

Brands and enterprises

*Apollo, a deodorant product by Axe/Lynx *Apollo oil refinery, a Nazi Germany facility in the Oil campaign of World War II * Apollo Cinemas, chain *

Apollo Computer Apollo Computer Inc., founded in 1980 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, by William Poduska (a founder of Prime Computer) and others, developed and produced Apollo/Domain workstations in the 1980s. Along with Symbolics and Sun Microsystems, Apollo ...

Inc., a workstation manufacturer, founded in 1980, and acquired in 1989 by Hewlett-Packard Company * Apollo Diamond, an American diamond-manufacturing company * Apollo Global Management, private equity investment firm * Apollo Education Group, a company specializing in adult education *

Apollo Hospitals Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian multinational healthcare group headquartered in Chennai. Along with the eponymous hospital chain, the company also operates pharmacies, primary care and diagnostic centres, telehealth clinics, ...

, a healthcare group in India * Apollo Theatre (disambiguation), several uses, including "Apollo Theater" * Apollo Tyres, an Indian tyre manufacturer * Apollo Ultralight Aircraft, a Hungarian microlight aircraft manufacturer *

Apollo-Optik Apollo-Optik is a German optics company focusing on retail eyewear. It was founded 1972 in Schwabach Schwabach () is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. Th ...

, an optics company * Games by Apollo, a third-party video game developer for the Atari 2600 * Hammersmith Apollo, entertainment venue in London

Education

* Apollo Junior High School of Richardson, Texas *

Carrington College (US) Carrington College is a network of for-profit private colleges with its headquarters in Sacramento, California and 17 locations throughout the Western United States. Established in 1967, it has a student enrollment of over 5,200 and 132,000 al ...

, a privately held higher education organization, known before June 2010 as Apollo College

Organizations

Apollo University Lodge Apollo University Lodge No 357 is a Masonic Lodge based at the University of Oxford aimed at past and present members of the university. It was consecrated in 1819, and its members have met continuously since then. University of Oxford Membershi ...

, the principal Masonic Lodge of the University of Oxford

Military

* ''Apollo''-class cruiser of the Royal Navy * ''Apollo''-class frigate, Royal Navy sailing frigates * HMS ''Apollo'', various Royal Navy ships * USS ''Apollo'' (AS-25), a 1943 United States Navy submarine tender

People

Apollos Apollos ( grc-gre, Ἀπολλώς) was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the ch ...

(1st-century A.D.), Alexandrian Jewish-Christian * Apollo (4th century A.D.), Coptic ascetic and martyr associated with

Abib Aviv ( he, אביב) means "barley ripening", and by extension "spring season" in Hebrew. It is also used as a given name, surname, and place name, as in Tel Aviv. The first month of the year is called the month of Aviv in the Pentateuch. The mo ...

* Apollo (monk), Egyptian Christian monk * Steve Apollo (born 1949), pseudonym of illustrator

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, an ...

Dale Cook Dale Cook (born November 24, 1958) is an American former kickboxer who competed in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. With a background in karate and taekwondo, Cook debuted professionally in 1 ...

(born 1958), known as Apollo, American kickboxer *

Apollo Crews Sesugh Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Apollo Crews. He started his career in 2009, originally working under the ring name ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Apollo Kironde Apollo Kironde (1915 – 21 April 2007) was a Ugandan lawyer and diplomat who served as the first ambassador to the United Nations (UN) from Uganda. He was the scion of an ancient aristocratic family of the Nsenene (grasshopper clan). His grandfa ...

(1915–2007), Ugandan ambassador *

Apollo Korzeniowski Apollo Korzeniowski (21 February 1820 – 23 May 1869) was a Polish poet, playwright, translator, clandestine political activist, and father of Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad. Life Apollo Korzeniowski was born on 21 February 1820 in the I ...

(1820–1869), Polish writer, and father of Joseph Conrad * Apolo Ohno (born 1982), American skating medalist * Apollo Papathanasio (born 1969), vocalist of Greek power metal band Firewind * Apollo Perelini (born 1969), New Zealand rugby player * Apollo Quiboloy (born 1950), Filipino televangelist *

Apollo Robbins Apollo Robbins (born May 23, 1974) is an American sleight-of-hand artist, security consultant, self-described gentleman thief and deception specialist. ''Forbes'' has called him "an artful manipulator of awareness". Early life Robbins was bor ...

(born 1974), American sleight-of-hand artist and deception specialist *

Apollo M. O. Smith Apollo Milton Olin Smith (usually referred to as A.M.O. Smith) (July 2, 1911 – May 1, 1997) was an important figure in the aerodynamics field at Douglas Aircraft from 1938 to 1975 and an early pioneer in the area of computational fluid dynamics. ...

(1911–1997), American rocket scientist *

Apollo Soucek Apollo Soucek (February 24, 1897 – July 22, 1955) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy, who was a record-breaking test pilot during 1929 and 1930, served in World War II, and was commander of Carrier Division Three during the Korean ...

(1897–1955), American test pilot and vice admiral

Places

Extraterrestrial

* Apollo (crater), a basin on the far side of the Moon *

1862 Apollo 1862 Apollo is a stony asteroid, approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object (NEO). It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 24 April 1932, but lost and not recovered until ...

, a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1932 *

Apollo asteroids The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. They are Earth-crossing asteroids that have an orbital semi-major axis greater than that of the Eart ...

, a group of near-Earth asteroids

Terrestrial

* Apollo, a town near Johannesburg, South Africa, location of static inverter plant of

Cahora Bassa The Cahora Bassa lake—in the Portuguese colonial era (until 1974) known as Cabora Bassa, from Nyungwe ''Kahoura-Bassa'', meaning "finish the job"—is Africa's fourth-largest artificial lake, situated in the Tete Province in Mozambique. In Afr ...

* Apollo, Georgia, United States *

Apollo, Pennsylvania Apollo is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh in a former coal-mining region. Apollo was settled in 1790, laid out in 1816, and incorporated as a borough in 1848. The population was 1,410 at th2020 ...

, United States *

Apollo Bay Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. The town had a population of 1,790 at ...

, Victoria, Australia * Apollo Bay, Tasmania, Australia *

Apollo Beach Apollo Beach is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,055 at the 2010 census, up from 7,444 at the 2000 census. Geography Apollo Beach is located in southern Hillsborough ...

, Florida * Apollo Bridge, a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava *

Apollo Temple Apollo Temple is a 6,252-foot-elevation (1,906 meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated four miles due east of Cape Royal on the canyon's North Rim, four miles northeast of Vishn ...

, a summit in the Grand Canyon, U.S.

Science and technology

Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation, or APOLLO, is a project at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. It is an extension and advancement of previous Lunar Laser Ranging experiments, which use retroreflectors on the ...

(APOLLO), an observatory in New Mexico * Apollo program, a series of American space missions that ultimately landed men on the Moon *

Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) (also spelled acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis) is a derivative of the highly contagious conjunctivitis virus, otherwise known as pink eye. Symptoms include excessively red, swollen eyes as well as subconj ...

, referred to colloquially in Ghana as "Apollo" *

Apollo (cable system) Apollo is an optical submarine communications cable system crossing the Atlantic Ocean, owned by Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd (a joint venture between Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Alcatel). It consists of 2 segments North and South, cre ...

, a cable crossing the Atlantic Ocean * Apollo, the code name of Apple's

Macintosh Classic II The Macintosh Classic II (also sold as the Performa 200) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from October 1991 to September 1993. Like the Macintosh SE/30, the Classic II was powered by a 16 MHz Moto ...

* Apollo, the code name of

Windows Phone Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune. Windows Phone featured a new user interface derived from the Metro design l ...

8, Microsoft's smartphone operating system *

Adobe Integrated Runtime Adobe AIR (also known as Adobe Integrated Runtime and is codenamed Apollo) is a cross-platform runtime system currently developed by Harman International, in collaboration with Adobe Inc., for building desktop applications and mobile applicat ...

, a cross-OS runtime system originally codenamed "Apollo" *

Apollo/Domain Apollo/Domain was a range of workstations developed and produced by Apollo Computer from circa 1980 to 1989. The machines were built around the Motorola 68k family of processors, except for the DN10000, which had from one to four of Apollo's RIS ...

, a series of workstations made by Apollo Computer * Apollo Reservation System, the computerized central reservation system developed by United Airlines

Sports

Apollo 55 was the professional wrestling tag team of Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi. One of the most accomplished junior heavyweight tag teams in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) history, the team held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship ...

, professional wrestling tag team * ''Apollo of Temple'', now Philadelphia sports venue

Liacouras Center The Liacouras Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose venue which opened in 1997 and was originally named "''The Apollo of Temple''". The arena was renamed in 2000 for Temple University President, Peter J. Liacouras. It is part of a $107 mill ...

Orlando Apollos The Orlando Apollos were a professional American football franchise based in Orlando, Florida, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in February 2019. The team played its home games at Spectru ...

, an American football team in the Alliance of American Football

Transportation

Automobiles

* Apollo (1906 automobile), an American car made from 1906 to 1907 * Apollo (1910 automobile), a German car built from 1910 to 1927 *

Apollo (1962 automobile) The Apollo GT was an Italian-American sports car, initially marketed from 1962 to 1964 by International Motor Cars in Oakland, California. Engineered by Milt Brown and designed by Ron Plescia, it featured handmade Italian bodywork and chassis b ...

, an American sports car built from 1962 to 1964 *

Apollo Automobil Apollo Automobil (previously known as Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur) is a German sports car manufacturer headquartered in Denkendorf. Roland Gumpert, who founded Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur in 2004, once held the position of director of Audi Spo ...

, a German sports car manufacturing company **

Gumpert Apollo The Gumpert Apollo was a sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg. Gumpert filed for bankruptcy in August 2013, thereby ending the production of the Apollo. History In 2000, Roland ...

, a racing and high-performance sports car produced by Apollo Automobil * Holden Apollo, an automobile manufactured by Toyota and sold by Holden in Australia from 1989 to 1997 * Volkswagen Apollo, a rebadged version of the Ford Verona automobile sold in Brazil between 1990 and 1992 * Buick Apollo, an American compact car built from 1973 to 1975

Ships

* ''Apollo'' (1812 EIC ship) * ''Apollo'' (storeship), an historic storeship * ST ''Apollo'', a tugboat * HMS ''Royal Scotsman'', later renamed ''Apollo'', a passenger ferry repurposed in the 1960s as founding flagship of the Sea Org of the Church of Scientology * MV ''Apollo'', a vehicle and passenger ferry in Canada

Other

* ''Apollo'', a steam locomotive of the

West Cornwall Railway The West Cornwall Railway was a railway company in Cornwall, Great Britain, formed in 1846 to construct a railway between Penzance and Truro. It purchased the existing Hayle Railway, and improved its main line, and built new sections between Penz ...

*'' Ducati Apollo'', a prototype motorcycle of 1964 *

Armstrong Whitworth Apollo The Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo was a 1940s British four-engine turboprop airliner built by Armstrong Whitworth at Baginton. The aircraft was in competition with the Vickers Viscount but was beset with engine problems and only two were bui ...

, a prototype airliner