Apollo vs. Jesus — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Apollo and Jesus
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Apollo
Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more.
Jesus
Jesus (Greek: Ἰησοῦς, romanized: Iēsoûs, likely from Hebrew/Aramaic: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized: Yēšūaʿ), c. 4 BC – AD 30 / 33, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher from Judea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
Apollo
Greek Mythology The god of prophecy, music, medicine, and poetry, sometimes identified with the sun.
Jesus
The central figure of the Christian religion.
Apollo
Apollo pl. apol·los A young man of great physical beauty.
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Jesus
The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation.
Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.
Jesu, do thou my soul receive.
Apollo
A very handsome young man.
Jesus
AD 29)
Apollo
(entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo of Eurasia (also known as the mountain apollo).
Apollo
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.
Apollo
Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
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