Apollonian

apollonian English Etymology From en la:Apollō Apollōn- -ian and en Apollonius/en Apollonia -an. Pronunciation en /æpəˈləʊnɪ.ən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Apollonian.wav US en əʊniən 5 Adjective en Greek mythology Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. en Apollonistic en 1877 w:Henry Kendall Ode to a Black Gin The Australian Town and Country Journal 24 You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff. en 4 Aug 79 Gay Community News 18 Linda Stein Stopping Short of Self-Awareness The forces of nature is a major theme embodied in the two main goddess characters. The "northern woman" is Appollonian in her nature — cold, reserved, quiet, identified with the moon; the "southern woman" is Dionysian — passionate, a sun goddess. 2021, Lisa Miller (psychologist) Lisa Miller, The Awakened Brain, Ch.2, at p.37: Martin Seligman Marty and I often discussed the choice we all have in controlling our cognition. We referred to harnessing this power as "the Apollonian state", after Apollo, the Greek god of the sun and light and truth. In the Apollonian state you could use reason to move away from despairing beliefs―it's never going to change, it's all my fault, there must be something wrong with me―and towards more empowered thinking. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga. Pertaining to Apollonia. en 2011 Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century 0230370691 They speak Aowin [Anyi] but their blood is Apollonian blood. en apollonian. en physics The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity. Noun One who is apollonian. One who follows/worships Apollo. en 2008 Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis Herbert Spiegel; David Spiegel 120 1585627275 By contrast, Apollonians value reason more than feeling. en 2011 The Jewish Century Yuri Slezkine 24 1400828554 Apollonians and Dionysians are usually the same people: now sober and serene, now drunk and frenzied. en 2013 Phospholipids and Signal Transmission Raphael Massarelli; Lloyd A. Horrocks; Julian N. Kanfer 3662029227 Those of us who were Apollonians had thus a chance to organize a programme. The Dionysians knew what was going to happen to them, but, of course, did not know yet how to cope with it. en 2016 The Art and Science of Hand Reading Ellen Goldberg; Dorian Bergen 1620551551 Apollonians are creative artists, but while all Apollonians love the arts, there are both creative and business types of Apollonians. A native of Apollonia. en 1824 The History of Herodotus Isaac Littlebury But the Apollonians being soon informed of the thing, caused him to appear without delay before the court of justice; and sentenced him to lose his eyes, for sleeping when he ought to have watched. en 1978 British Military and Naval Forces in West African History, 1807-1874 Paul Mmegha Mbaeyi Another clause in the rules of conduct drawn up for defeated Appolonia virtually transferred jurisdiction to Maclean: by it, he invited 'every Appolonian who may be oppressed or injured wither [i.e. whether] by Quacoe Accah [Kwaku Akkah, the King] or any other chief ... to make his complaint to the governor of Cape Coast en 2015 A Companion to Dental Anthropology Joel D. Irish; G. Richard Scott 261 1118845439 McIlvaine and colleagues (2014) examined a cemetery at the Greek colony of Apollonia, Albania to assess to what degree interbreeding may have occurred between indigenous Illyrians and colonial Apollonians. en science fiction A native of the planet Apollo. en 2008 The Apollonian Appearance: The Being from the Planet Apollo C. G. Stevenson 1467868663 en 2013 Universal Life Force Series Featuring Antiquity Calais Vol. 1-3 Jim Henry 1304552810 At first, when the Apollonians converged on her, Mary Theresa thought she had made a major mistake by going to the battle. en 2013 The Grey Star James Bartholomeusz 17 1605427039 The last person who tried this kind of appeal was actually the new vessel -- an Apollonian, one I knew briefly. Derived terms en Apollonian circle en Apollonian gasket en Apollonian net en Apollonian problem Translations of or relating to the Greek god Apollo Catalan: ca apol·lini Finnish: fi apolloninen French: fr apollinien German: de apollinisch Greek: el απολλώνειος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἀπολλώνιος m Portuguese: pt apolíneo Russian: ru аполлони́ческий See also en Dionysian en Celestial inhabitants en eponyms