Apollo's belt

English

Noun

Apollo's belt (plural Apollo's belts)

1. The iliac furrows
   • 2005. Thomas Alexander, "Academic Undress", Page 129

     apollo's belt in a discussion about the key characteristics of models

   • 2005, Henry Gray, Susan Standring, Harold Ellis, "Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice", Page 22

     Apollo's belt, the iliac furrow, also known as an athlete's girdle, Apollo's Belt or an Adonis belt

   • 2011. Michael Squire, "The Art of the Body: Antiquity and Its Legacy" Page 61

     aficionados (or at least the more aesthetically minded among them) sometimes refer to this as an 'Apollo's belt' or 'Adonis girdle' – a classic case of reality mirroring art, rather than the other way round.