Both Uses of
Apollo
in
Jane Eyre
- He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his "taille d'athlete" to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.†
p. 165.4Apollo = the United States space program to place a person on the moon
- Your words have delineated very prettily a graceful Apollo: he is present to your imagination, — tall, fair, blue-eyed, and with a Grecian profile.†
p. 509.3 *
Definitions:
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(Apollo in mythology) Greek and Roman mythology: god of sunlight, music, poetry, prophecy, and healing
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(Apollo US space program) US space program to place a person on the moonThree missions are especially remembered:
- Apollo 1 -- 3 men killed by fire (1967)
- Apollo 11 -- first manned mission to land on the Moon (1969)
- Apollo 13 -- called a "successful failure" because it safely returned to earth after being crippled by an explosion (1970)