PELIAS

Meaning of PELIAS in English

Pelias BrE AmE ˈpiːl i æs -əs

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PELIAS — in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus in Thessaly who imposed on his half-nephew Jason the task of bearing off …
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PELIAS — [Greek heroic] Pelias is the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Tyro is the daughter of Salmoneus and the niece of …
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JASON — In Greek legend, the leader of the Argonauts . He was the son of Aeson, king of Iolcos in Thessaly. …
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ALCESTIS — In Greek legend, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, king of Ioclos. Admetus, son of the king of Pherae, sought her …
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ADDER — (n.) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The …
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ADDER — ( n. ) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (Pelias) berus. …
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JASON — /jay"seuhn/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a hero, the leader of the Argonauts, who at the request of his uncle …
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EVADNE — /i vad"nee/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. the wife of Capaneus who threw herself on his funeral pyre. 2. a …
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AMPYCUS — /am"pi keuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Pelias, husband of Chloris, and father of Mopsus. Also, Ampyx /am"piks/ …
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AMPHINOME — /am fin"euh mee'/ , n. Class. Myth. a maiden who, along with her sister Evadne, was deceived by Medea into …
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ADDER — noun a serpent. 2. adder ·noun ·same·as sea adder. 3. adder ·noun one who, or that which, adds; ·esp., a …
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POSEIDON — in Greek religion, god of the sea and of water generally; he is to be distinguished from Pontus, the personification …
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PAGASA, GULF OF — also called Gulf of Vlos, Modern Greek Pagasitiks Klpos, ancient Gulf of Pagasae gulf of the Aegean Sea, noms (department) …
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MEDEA — in Greek mythology, an enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, …
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JASON — ((Greek), ) flourished 2nd century BC Hebrew Joshua Hellenistic Jewish high priest (175172 BC) in Jerusalem under the Seleucid king …
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ARGONAUT — first submarine to navigate extensively in the open sea, built in 1897 by the American engineer and naval architect Simon …
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ADMETUS — in Greek legend, son of Pheres, king of Pherae in Thessaly. Having sued for the hand of Alcestis, the most …
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OVERTHROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be deposed/overthrown in a coup (= lose power in a coup ) ▪ The …
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CUNNING — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cunning/clever/ingenious ▪ They devised a cunning plan to get back their money. ▪ The …
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JASON — n. In Greek legend, the leader of the Argonauts . He was the son of Aeson, king of Iolcos in …
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ALCESTIS — In Greek legend, the beautiful daughter of Pelias, king of Ioclos. Admetus, son of the king of Pherae, sought her …
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SIDERO — [Greek heroic] The wife of Salmoneus, stepmother of Tyro. Because of her cruelty towards Tyro she was killed by Tyro's …
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PROMACHUS — [Greek heroic] One of the Epigonoi. The son of Aeson. While his brother Jason was searching for the Golden Fleece, …
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PISIDICE — [Greek heroic] One of the daughters of Pelias.
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PELEUS — [Greek heroic] Peleus was the son of Aeacus, King of Aegina. He was one of the Argonauts who accompanied Jason …
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NELEUS — [Greek] The son of Poseidon and Tyro. He was the twin brother of Pelias and contested with him for the …
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JASON — [Greek heroic] Jason, the son of Aeson, was the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of Medea. Because of …
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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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ENIPEUS — [Greek] A river god from Thessaly. He was loved by Tyro, who was mislead by Poseidon in Enipeus' shape. From …
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ALCESTIS — [Greek] The daughter of King Pelias, and wife of Admetus. She volunteered to die in his place, but was returned …
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