EUMENES

Meaning of EUMENES in English

potter wasps

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

EUMENES — ˈyüməˌnēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eumenēs well-disposed, from eu- + -menēs (from menos spirit, intent) — …
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EUMENES — born c. 362 BC died 316 Greek general who upheld the cause of the Macedonian royal house in the civil …
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EUMENES — died 160/159 BC King of Pergamum (197 BC 0441; 160). He continued the policy of his father, Attalus I Soter …
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EUMENES — Евмен
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EUMENES II — died 160/159 BC King of Pergamum (197 BC–с 160). He continued the policy of his father, Attalus I Soter , …
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EUMENES II — king of Pergamum. 197-c159 B.C.
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EUMENES I — /yooh men"eez/ king of Pergamum. 263-241 B.C.
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EUMENES II — died 160/159 BC king of Pergamum from 197 until his death. A brilliant statesman, he brought his small kingdom to …
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EUMENES I — died 241 BC ruler of Pergamum, in Mysia, from 263 to 241 who, in 262, liberated his city from the …
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PERSEUS — I In Greek mythology , the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa . He was the son of Zeus and Danaë …
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II — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abdülhamid II Agesilaus II Aziz al Din Alamgir II Alexander II Amalric II Amenhotep …
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EUMENID — adjective or noun see eumenes
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POTTER WASP — noun : any of various solitary wasps usually of the genus Eumenes that construct vase-shaped cells of sand and mud …
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MASON WASP — noun : any of various solitary wasps (as members of the genera Eumenes and Sceliphron ) that construct nests of …
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EUMENIDAE — yüˈmenəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Eumenes, type genus + -idae in some classifications : a family …
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POTTER WASP — any of several mason wasps, esp. of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud. [ 1875-80, Amer. …
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ATTALID — /at"l id/ , n. , pl. Attalids, Attalidae /euh tal"i dee'/ . any of a line of kings, usually named …
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EUMENIDES — [ ju:'mɛnɪdi:z ] ■ plural noun Greek Mythology the Furies. Origin via L. from Gk, from eumenēs 'well disposed'.
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PHILETAERUS — born c. 343 BC, Tios, in Paphlagonia, a region of northern Anatolia died 263 BC founder (reigned 282-263) of the …
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PERSEUS — "Perseus," bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei 1/4 in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon …
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PERGAMUM — Greek Pergamon, ancient Greek city in Mysia, situated 16 miles from the Aegean Sea on a lofty isolated hill on …
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PERDICCAS — born c. 365 BC died 321 general under Alexander the Great who became regent of the Macedonian empire after Alexander's …
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MILETUS — Byzantine Palation, Turkish Balat ancient Greek city of western Anatolia, some 20 miles (30 km) south of the present city …
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HIERAPOLIS — modern Pamukkale ancient Phrygian city in southwestern Turkey, about 6 miles (10 km) north of the ruins of Laodicea. Situated …
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FURY — plural Furies, Latin Furia, plural Furiae, Greek Erinys, plural Erinyes, also called Eumenes (Kind One), plural Eumenides, in Greco-Roman mythology, …
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CRATES OF MALLUS — flourished early 2nd century BC Stoic philosopher, from Mallus in Cilicia, primarily important as a grammarian. His chief work was …
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CRATERUS — born c. 370?, BC died 321 one of the most brilliant generals of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great (ruled …
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CHERSONESE, THRACIAN — ancient region comprising the modern Gallipoli Peninsula, located on the European side of the Hellespont (the Dardanelles, in modern Turkey). …
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ATTALUS III PHILOMETOR EUERGETES — (Loving-his-mother Benefactor) born c. 170 BC died 133 king of Pergamum from 138 to 133 BC who, by bequeathing his …
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ATTALUS II PHILADELPHUS — (Brotherly) born 220 BC died 138 king of Pergamum, in northwest Anatolia, from 159 BC until his death. He was …
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ATTALUS I SOTER — (Preserver) born 269 BC died 197 BC ruler of Pergamum from 241 to 197 BC, with the title of king …
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