{{wiktionary|Apollonia}} '''Apollonia''' or '''Apolonia''' is a Greek feminine name meaning "belonging to Apollo" or "dedicated to Apollo," referencing the Greek god of light, music, healing, and arts, carrying connotations of beauty, strength, and intellect; it may refer to: {{tocright}}
== Places and jurisdictions ==
=== Albania === * Apollonia (Illyria), now Pojani (Polina) in Albania; former bishopric, now Latin titular see
=== Bulgaria === * Apollonia, Thrace, now Sozopol, Bulgaria
=== Greece === * Apollonia (Aetolia), a town near Naupactus * Apollonia (Argolis), also known as Troezen * Apollonia (Athos), a city on Mount Athos * Apollonia (Chalcidice), a city in the Chalcidice * Apollonia (Echinades), a town in the Echniades * Apollonia (Kavala), a city in Kavala, northern Greece * Apollonia (Mygdonia), an inland city near modern Apollonia, Thessaloniki, reportedly visited by the Apostle Paul * Apollonia, Sifnos (ancient town), an ancient town on the island of Sifnos * Apollonia (Sifnos), the main town on the island of Sifnos, taking its name from the former * Apollonia, Thessaloniki * Five cities on Crete: **Apellonia, also called Apollonia, on the north coast **Apollonia (northern Crete), on the north coast **Apollonia (southern Crete), on the south coast **Eleutherna, inland city also called Apollonia **Kydonia, also called Apollonia
=== Italy === * Apollonia (Sicily) in Northern Sicily * Sant'Apollonia (Ancona), in Corinaldo, province of Ancona * Sant'Apollonia (Brescia), township in Ponte di Legno, province of Brescia * Sant'Apollonia (Lecco), township in Viganò, locality of Lecco * Sant'Apollonia (Padua), township in Bagnoli di Sopra Padua, Veneto * Sant'Apollonia (Turin), township in Val della Torre, province Turin, in the Piedmont region * Fondamenta Sant'Apollonia, in Venice, Veneto
=== Asia === * Surabaya, Indonesia; formerly the Dutch settlement of Fort Apollonia * Apollonia-Arsuf, near modern Herzliya, Israel ; Anatolia (Turkey) * Apollonia (Lycia), an ancient city in Lycia * Apollonia (Lydia), an ancient city in Lydia, also Apollonis * Apollonia (Mysia), an ancient city in Mysia * Apollonia (Pisidia) (later called Sozopolis), an ancient city in Pisidia * Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, a town astride the river Rhyndacus in Bithynia next to the lake Apolloniatis * Apollonia Salbaces, an ancient city in Anatolia * Assos, also called Apollonia * Tripolis on the Meander, also called Apollonia
=== Elsewhere === * Sainte-Apollonie island (''Île de Sainte-Apollonie''), on the Mayenne river in Pays de la Loire, France * Fort Apollonia, Beyin, Ghana * Apollonia, Cyrenaica, Libya * Apolonia, Texas, US * Apollonia, Wisconsin, US
=== In space === * 358 Apollonia, a large main belt asteroid * Apollonia (Mercury), an albedo feature on the planet Mercury
== People == * Saint Apollonia of Alexandria (died 249) * Apolonia Ustrzycka (1736-1814), Polish noblewoman * Apolonia Muñoz Abarca (1920-2009), American healthcare campaigner *Apollonia Hirscher (died 1547) was a Transylvanian Saxon merchant of what is now Brașov in Romania * Apollonia Kickius (1669-1695), Scottish painter * Apollonia Seydelmann (died 1840) German-italian miniaturist * Apolonia Dorregaray Veli (1914-2002), Peruvian artist, maker of mate burilado * Apollonia Kotero (born 1959), American musician and actress ** Apollonia 6, a musical group led by Apollonia Kotero * Apolonia Litwińska (1928-2021), Polish chess player * Apollonia Mathia (died 2011), South Sudanese journalist * Apollonia Poilâne (born 1984), French baker * Apolonia Vaivai (born 1981), Fijian weightlifter * Apollonia van Ravenstein (born 1954), Dutch model and actress
=== Fictional === * Apollonia Vitelli Corleone, a character in Mario Puzo's ''The Godfather'' saga * Apollonia, aka The Black Knight, a playable character in the Japanese gacha game ''Granblue Fantasy''
== Other uses == * ''Apolonia, Apolonia'', 2022 documentary film directed by Lea Glob * Apollonia University, a private university in Iași, Romania * FK Apolonia Fier, an Albanian football club based in Fier
== See also == * ''Apollonias'', a genus of plants in the family Lauraceae * Apolloniatis (disambiguation) * Apollonopolis (disambiguation)
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