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TEMPLE OF APOLLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Temple of Apollo mean? 

TEMPLE OF APOLLO (noun)
  The noun TEMPLE OF APOLLO has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguousplay

  Familiarity information: TEMPLE OF APOLLO used as a noun is very rare.


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TEMPLE OF APOLLO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Delphic oracle; Oracle of Apollo; oracle of Delphi; Temple of Apollo

Instance hypernyms:

oracle (a shrine where an oracular god is consulted)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Holonyms ("Temple of Apollo" is a part of...):

Delphi (an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi)


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