Example sentences for: apollonian

How can you use “apollonian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Apollonian spirit is one of measure, reason, and control; the Dionysian is one of abandon, irrationality, and ecstatic release.

  • Armani, with his serene, muted tones and clean lines, is the Apollonian designer.

  • The division seems like a version of the one drawn by Friedrich Nietzsche in The Birth of Tragedy between Apollonian and Dionysian art.

  • That Matisse is essentially an Apollonian artist and Picasso a Dionysian is evident even from the backhanded compliments they paid each other.

  • The Apollonian comes from the Greek god Apollo, the god of light, who was associated with rationality and its subspecialties law, medicine, and philosophy.


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