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{{Wiktionary|Apollo|apollo|Apol·lo}} '''[[Apollo]]''' is a Greek and Roman god of music, healing, light, prophecy and enlightenment. '''Apollo''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Animals== *[[Apollo (dog)]] (1992–2006), a German Shepherd search and rescue dog *[[Apollo (horse)]] (1879–1887), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *[[Apollo (parrot)]] (hatched 2020), an African grey parrot *''[[Parnassius]]'', a genus of swallowtail butterflies commonly known as the Apollos; in particular **''[[Parnassius apollo]]'', 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=== *In the Battlestar Galactica universe: **[[Lee Adama]], a character in the 2004 re-imagining of ''Battlestar Galactica'' **[[Captain Apollo]], a character in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series *[[Apollo (comics)]], a member of in Wildstorm Comics' ''The Authority'' *[[Apollo (Marvel Comics)]], 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]]'' *Apollo, a [[List of characters in The Amory Wars#Allies of Claudio|character in ''The Amory Wars'']] comic book series *Apollo, a [[Apollo (Zatch Bell!)#Apollo and Rops|character in the ''Zatch Bell!'']] anime/manga series *[[Apollo Candy]], a fictional candy bar in the ''Lost'' television series *[[Apollo Creed]], a boxer played by Carl Weathers in the ''Rocky'' film series * [[Apollo Justice]], 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|List of Earth starships in ''Stargate'']] * ''USS Apollo'' (NCC-1725), a starship in the video game ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (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)]], 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)]], US label * [[Apollo Records (Belgium)]], Belgian label ====Albums==== *[[Apollo (Nebula album)|''Apollo'' (Nebula album)]], 2006 *''Apollo'', an album by the group [[Stockholm Syndrome (American band)|Stockholm Syndrome]] *[[Apollo (Fireboy DML album)]], 2020 *''[[Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks]]'', a 1983 album by Brian Eno ====Songs==== *[[Apollo (Porno Graffitti song)|"Apollo" (Porno Graffitti song)]], 1999 *[[Apollo (Timebelle song)|"Apollo" (Timebelle song)]], the Swiss entrant in the Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 * [[Apollo (Hardwell song)|"Apollo" (Hardwell song)]], 2012 *"Apollo", a 1984 song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the album ''[[Junk Culture]]'' ===Literature=== *[[Apollo (journal)|''Apollo'' (journal)]], Arabic journal * [[Apollo (magazine)|''Apollo'' (magazine)]], British arts magazine ===Other uses in arts, entertainment and media=== * [[Apollo (ballet)|''Apollo'' (ballet)]], 1928 George Balanchine choreography for Stravinsky's ''Apollon musagète'' *[[Showtime at the Apollo]], an American music television series * [[Apollo (Michelangelo)|''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)|''Apollo'' (System Copernicus)]], a stained glass window * [[Apollo (Endeavour)|"Apollo" (''Endeavour'')]], a television episode ==Businesses and organisations== ===Brands and enterprises=== *Apollo, a deodorant [[List of Axe products|product by Axe/Lynx]] *[[Apollo (candy)]] ({{Korean|hangul=아폴로|links=no}}), a South Korean candy brand *Apollo oil refinery, a Nazi Germany facility in the [[Oil campaign of World War II]] * [[Apollo Cinemas]], chain *[[Apollo Computer]] 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]], 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]], 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)]], a privately held higher education organization, known before June 2010 as Apollo College ===Organizations=== *[[Apollo University Lodge]], the principal Masonic Lodge of the University of Oxford ==Military== *[[Apollo-class cruiser|''Apollo''-class cruiser]] of the Royal Navy *[[Apollo-class frigate|''Apollo''-class frigate]], Royal Navy sailing frigates *[[HMS Apollo|HMS ''Apollo'']], various Royal Navy ships *[[USS Apollo (AS-25)|USS ''Apollo'' (AS-25)]], a 1943 United States Navy submarine tender ==People== * [[Apollos]] (1st-century A.D.), Alexandrian Jewish-Christian * Apollo (4th century A.D.), Coptic ascetic and martyr associated with [[Abib and Apollo|Abib]] * [[Apollo (monk)]], Egyptian Christian monk * Steve Apollo (born 1949), pseudonym of illustrator [[Jim Starlin]] * [[Dale Cook]] (born 1958), known as Apollo, American kickboxer * [[Apollo Crews]] (born 1987), American professional wrestler * [[Apollo Faye]] (born 1951), French basketball player * [[Apollo Kironde]] (1915–2007), Ugandan ambassador * [[Apollo Korzeniowski]] (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]] (born 1974), American sleight-of-hand artist and deception specialist * [[Apollo M. O. Smith]] (1911–1997), American rocket scientist * [[Apollo Soucek]] (1897–1955), American test pilot and vice admiral ==Places== ===Extraterrestrial=== *[[Apollo (crater)]], a basin on the far side of the Moon *[[1862 Apollo]], a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1932 *[[Apollo asteroids]], a group of near-Earth asteroids ===Terrestrial=== * Apollo, a town near Johannesburg, South Africa, location of static inverter plant of [[Cahora Bassa (HVDC)|Cahora Bassa]] *[[Apollo, Georgia]], United States *[[Apollo, Pennsylvania]], United States *[[Apollo Bay]], Victoria, Australia *[[Apollo Bay, Tasmania]], Australia *[[Apollo Beach]], Florida *[[Apollo Bridge]], a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava *[[Apollo Temple]], a summit in the Grand Canyon, U.S. ==Science and technology== *[[Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation]] (APOLLO), an observatory in New Mexico *[[Apollo program]], a series of American space missions that ultimately landed men on the Moon *[[Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Ghana|Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis]], referred to colloquially in Ghana as "Apollo" * [[Apollo (cable system)]], a cable crossing the Atlantic Ocean * Apollo, the code name of Apple's [[Macintosh Classic II]] * Apollo, the code name of [[Windows Phone]] 8, Microsoft's smartphone operating system * [[Adobe Integrated Runtime]], a cross-OS runtime system originally codenamed "Apollo" * [[Apollo/Domain]], a series of workstations made by Apollo Computer * [[Apollo Reservation System]], the computerized central reservation system developed by United Airlines * [[Apollo (app)]], a third-party Reddit client for iOS and iPadOS ==Sports== * [[Apollo 55]], professional wrestling tag team * ''Apollo of Temple'', now Philadelphia sports venue [[Liacouras Center]] * [[Orlando Apollos]], 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)]], an American sports car built from 1962 to 1964 *[[Apollo Automobil]], a German sports car manufacturing company **[[Gumpert Apollo]], a racing and high-performance sports car produced by Apollo Automobil *[[Apolong]], or Baidu Apollo project, a driverless vehicle developed by Baidu *[[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=== See [[List of ships named Apollo]] ===Other=== *''Apollo'', a steam locomotive of the [[West Cornwall Railway#Locomotives|West Cornwall Railway]] *''[[Ducati Apollo]]'', a prototype motorcycle of 1964 *[[Armstrong Whitworth Apollo]], a prototype airliner ==See also== {{srt}} * [[Apollon (disambiguation)]] * [[Apollos]], a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian * [[Apolo (disambiguation)]] * [[Appollo (disambiguation)]] * [[Appolo (disambiguation)]] * [[Apollo Sea]] {{Disambiguation}}
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