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Apollo vs Phoebus - What's the difference?

apollo | phoebus |

As proper nouns the difference between apollo and phoebus

is that apollo is : The son of Zeus and Leto, (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis, (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more while Phoebus is an epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios, after his maternal aunt, Phoebe.

As a noun apollo

is a very handsome young man.

apollo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A very handsome young man.
  • A butterfly, also known as (mountain apollo) ().

    • phoebus

    English

    (wikipedia Phoebus)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios, after his maternal aunt, Phoebe.
  • (Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo, after his maternal grandmother, Phoebe.
  • (Roman god) An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo.
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