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apollyon
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apollyon \A*pol"ly*on\, n. [Gr. ? destroying, fr. ?, ?, to
destroy utterly; ? from, entirely + ? to destroy.]
The Destroyer; -- a name used
--(Rev. ix. 11) for the angel
of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
destroying angel of the bottomless pit (a name sometimes given to the Devil), late 14c., from present participle of Greek apollyein "to destroy utterly" (from apo- "from, away from" + olluein "to destroy"); a translation of Hebrew Abaddon (q.v.).
Wiktionary
n. The destroying angel of the underworld, the undoer or disintegrator.
Wikipedia
Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed is the fifth book in the Left Behind series. It was written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in 1998. It was published on Monday, February 1, 1999 and was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 20 weeks. It takes place 27–38 months into the Tribulation.
Apollyon (Απολλυων) is the Greek name for Abaddon, the spiritual being (or place) named as the destroyer (or place of destruction) in Christian apocalyptic theology.
Apollyon or Appolyon may also refer to:
- Apollyon (novel), a novel in the Left Behind sequence, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
- Apollyon, a demon appearing in The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
- Apollyon, an incarnation of the Marvel Comics character Fantomex in the X-Men storyline Here Comes Tomorrow
- Apollyon Pringle, a character in the Harry Potter series
- Appolyon (CrossGen), a comic book character in the Sigilverse created by CrossGen Entertainment
- Apollyon (musician), aka Ole Moe, a black metal multi-instrumentalist
- Apollyon (Book character), main antagonist in the book "The Apocalypse Battle"
Usage examples of "apollyon".
Give Apollyon luck and wisdom in his painful pilgrimage beneath the odious sun.
Then all the circle of mages raised their taloned hands to draw into Apollyon the hoard of magic that the race possessed, the charge of its proud history and the burden of its salvation.
Where in demon splendor Apollyon had stood, now was a blond man in golden armor.
As they galloped past Apollyon, the links of the silver net rippled over the demon, curled him in pain, and robbed him of his strength.
Back the riders came, grabbed again the corners of the net, and dragged Ragnack and Apollyon in subjugation back to the horde.
And with this touch of the flesh of man, as he had when Ragnack rescued him, at his end Apollyon returned to the fell, savage shape of his true nature and burst the silver chains asunder.
Christian could do to avoid it, Apollyon wounded him in his head, his hand, and foot.
But he met with no other affront from Apollyon quite through this valley.
Christian was worse put to it than in his fight with Apollyon, as by the sequel you shall see.
Napoleon by embodying the evil Apollyon in the person of a descendant of the great Emperor, and endowing him with all the qualities of his illustrious ancestor.
I heard Steele pronounce a fervid eulogy on those who had strengthened his hands for the fight which he knew it would shortly fall to his lot to wage against Apollyon, I did not wonder at weak-minded persons like Maria Lisle, swayed by such eloquence, setting up new standards of right and wrong for themselves.
Then came together from all places of the den Beelzebub, Lucifer, Apollyon, with the rest of the rabblement there, to hear what news from Mansoul.
And the most likely means that the greatest of their heads could invent, was that which Apollyon had advised to before, namely, to get the townsmen again to sin.
Lord Beelzebub, the Lord Lucifer, the Lord Legion, the Lord Apollyon, the Lord Python, the Lord Cerberus, and the Lord Belial.
I Am the Spectator of a Mighty Battle, in which Christian Meets Apollyon V.