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: == 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, a.k.a.