MELEAGER

Meaning of MELEAGER in English

Meleager BrE AmE ˌmel i ˈeɪɡ ə AmE \ -ˈeɪdʒ ə r

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MELEAGER — /mel'ee ay"jeuhr/ , n. 1. fl. 1st century B.C., Greek epigrammatist. 2. Class. Myth. the heroic son of Althaea, an …
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MELEAGER — in Greek mythology, the leader of the Calydonian boar hunt. The Iliad relates how Meleager's father, King Oeneus (q.v.) of …
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MELEAGER — [Greek heroic] Meleager was the son of Oeneus and Althaea, king and queen of Calydon. When he was born, the …
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MELEAGER — Мелеагр
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MELEAGRIDES — /mel'ee ag"ri deez'/ , n.pl. Class. Myth. the sisters of Meleager of Calydon who were changed into guinea hens by …
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DEIANIRA — /dee'yeuh nuy"reuh/ , n. Class. Myth. a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving …
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CALYDONIAN HUNT — Class. Myth. the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar (Calydonian boar) sent by Artemis to lay …
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ALTHAEA — /al thee"euh/ , n. Class. Myth. wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.
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GREEK ANTHOLOGY — Greek Anthologia Hellenike, also called Palatine Anthology, collection of Greek epigrams, songs, epitaphs, and rhetorical exercises that includes about 3,700 …
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CALYDON — ancient Aetolian town in Greece, located on the Euenus (vinos) River about 6 miles (9.5 km) east of modern Mesolngion. …
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ANYTE — flourished 3rd century BC, , Tegea, Arcadia Greek poet of the Peloponnesus who was so highly esteemed in antiquity that …
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WARRIOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES road warrior weekend warrior COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE cold ▪ The Third World should …
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SEMITIC — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Anti-semitism was not ended, but was transferred to other Semitic peoples, the Arabs. ▪ He …
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ENSUE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chaos ensues (= it happens as a result of something ) ▪ A decade of …
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POLYDORA — [Greek heroic] The daughter of Meleager.
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OENEUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Calydon in Aetolia, husband of Althaea, and father of Meleager. He is thought to have …
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MELEAGRIDS — [Greek heroic] The name for the sisters of Meleager. After his death they mourned for him constantly, and Artemis turned …
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MELANIPPE — [Greek heroic] The sister of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Melanippe was captured by Heracles who would only release her …
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IPHICLES — [Greek heroic] The son of Amphitryon and Alcmene, half-brother of Heracles. He accompanied Heracles on several of his adventures. The …
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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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EURYPYLUS — [Greek heroic] A king of Thessaly, and one the heroes during the siege of Troy. The son of Telephus and …
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CALYDONIAN BOAR — [Greek heroic] The hunting of the Calydonian boar was one of the most famous episodes of Greek heroic legend. Oeneus, …
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ARGONAUTS — [Greek heroic] The Argonauts were the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. …
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ALTHAEA — [Greek heroic] The wife of Oeneus and mother of Meleager. When her child was born, the three Moirae prophesied that …
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МЕЛЕАГР — Meleager
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МЕЛЕАГР МАКЕДОНСКИЙ — Meleager
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