Etymology

apollonian

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Today it means: Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. Full definition →

German apollinisch
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apollonian · adjective1

  1. German · borrowed fromapollinisch“Apollonian”
  2. English todayapollonian

Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. From German apollinisch (“Apollonian”).

Apollonian · adjective, noun2

From Latin Apollō (Apollōn-) + -ian and Apollonius/Apollonia + -an.

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