Apollo

noun

Apol·​lo ə-ˈpä-(ˌ)lō 

1

: the Greek and Roman god of sunlight, prophecy, music, and poetry

2

[Apollo, an asteroid of this class] : any of a class of asteroids having an orbit that extends from inside to beyond the earth's orbit

Word History

Etymology

Latin Apollin-, Apollo, from Greek Apollōn

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1