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Apollonian Ap Uh Loh Nee Uhn Adjective Serene Harmonious Disciplined Well Balanced Apollo

Apollonian means serene, harmonious, disciplined, and well-balanced.

Apollonian significa sereno, harmonioso, disciplinado e equilibrado.

Front Apollonian \ap-uh-LOH-nee-uhn\
Back adjective
Serene; harmonious; disciplined; well-balanced.

[After Apollo, the god of music, poetry, prophecy, healing, and more in Greek and Roman mythologies. He is considered the opposite of his brother, Dionysus. Earliest documented use: 1664.]

"The end result was that the once-Dionysian Jagger became trapped in the crisp, precise Apollonian realm and was no longer capable of producing lyrics that matched Richards's thunderous, blues-based inventions."

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