ERECHTHEUS

Meaning of ERECHTHEUS in English

Erechtheus BrE AmE ɪ ˈrek θjuːs e-, ə-, -ˈ•θi‿əs AmE \ -ˈrek θi‿əs

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

ERECHTHEUS — Legendary god-king of Athens. According to Homer 's Iliad , he was born from the earth and raised by Athena …
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ERECHTHEUS — legendary king and probably also a divinity of Athens. According to the Iliad, he was born from the corn land …
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ERECHTHEUS — Legendary god-king of Athens. According to Homer 's Iliad , he was born from the earth and raised by Athena …
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ERECHTHEUS — [Greek heroic] Erechtheus the First, known as Erechtheus or Erechthonios (not to be confused with Erechthonius the Second, believed to …
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ERECHTHEUS — Эрехтей
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: ANTHROPOLOGY-AND-ARCHAEOLOGY — ARCHAEOLOGY Prevailing political turmoil continued to close off the possibility for archaeological fieldwork in many parts of the Old World …
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THESEUS — duke of Athens who is betrothed to Hippolyta in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The nuptials of Theseus and Hippolyta …
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ERECHTHEUM — Erechtheum, on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. Ionic temple of Athena, built during 421405 BC on the Acropolis at Athens, famous …
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BOREAS — in Greek mythology, the personification of the north wind. He carried off the beautiful Oreithyia, a daughter of Erechtheus, king …
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PANDORUS — [Greek] A son of Erechtheus.
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PANDION — [Greek heroic] The king of Athens, father of Erechtheus, Butes, Procne, and Philomela. The son of Cecrops who was exiled …
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ORITHYEA — [Greek] The daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. She was abducted by Boreas and became the mother of his sons …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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EUMOLPUS — [Greek heroic] According to Pausanias Eumolpus was a son of Poseidon and Chione, who was the daughter of the North-East …
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DAEDALUS — [Greek heroic] The Athenian Daedalus, son of Metion and the grandson of Erechtheus 1, was a famous architect, inventor, and …
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CREUSA — [Greek heroic] The daughter of the Corinthian king Creon. When Jason and Medea stayed in Corinth, Jason divorced his wife …
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CEPHALUS — [Greek] In Greek mythology, the son of Hermes and Herse. He was married to Procris, a daughter of Erechtheus. While …
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ACHAEUS — [Greek] The grandson of Erechtheus, ancestor of the Achaeans.
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ATHENS — (city of Athene), the capital of Attica, and the chief seat of Grecian learning and civilization during the golden period …
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ЭРЕХТЕЙ — Erechtheus
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СУИНБЕРН — (Swinburne, Algernon Charles) (1837-1909), английский поэт, прославившийся смелыми экспериментами в стихосложении. Родился 5 апреля 1837 в Лондоне, в семье адмирала …
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