Phoebus Apollo

'Phoebus Apollo may refer to

  • Apollo, a figure in Greek and Roman mythology
  • Parnassius phoebus, a swallowtail butterfly commonly known as the Phoebus Apollo

Famous quotes containing the words phoebus and/or apollo:

    Downy windows, close,
    And golden Phoebus never be beheld
    Of eyes again so royal!
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Epic poem,—ten thousand lines—revolution of July—composed it on the spot—Mars by day, Apollo by night,—bang the field-piece, twang the lyre.”
    Charles Dickens (1812–1870)