PHERAE

Meaning of PHERAE in English

Pronunciation: ' fir- ē

Function: geographical name

ancient town SE Thessaly

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PHERAE — geographical name ancient town SE Thessaly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHERAE — /fear"ee/ , n. (in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
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PHERAE — geographical name ancient town SE Thessaly
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ALEXANDER OF PHERAE — died 358 BC despot of Pherae in Thessaly, Greece, from 369 to 358, whose tyranny caused the intervention of a …
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ADMETUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Admētos Date: 1567 a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated …
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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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ADMETUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Admētos Date: 1567 : a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his …
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ADMETUS — [Ad.me.tus] n [L, fr. Gk Admetos]: a king of Pherae who is saved by Apollo from his fated death when …
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PELOPIDAS — died 364 BC, Cynoscephalae, Thessaly [now in Greece] Theban statesman and general responsible, with his friend Epaminondas, for the brief …
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LARISSA — Modern Greek Lrisa, town, capital of the noms (department) of Lrisa and the chief town of Thessaly (Thessala), Greece, on …
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EPAMINONDAS — born c. 410 BC, , Thebes died 362, Mantineia Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible …
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CYNOSCEPHALAE — (Greek: Dogs' Heads), ancient range of hills in Thessaly, Greece, 7 miles (11 km) west of modern Vlos. It was …
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APOLLO — byname Phoebus, in Greek religion, a deity of manifold function and meaning, the most widely revered and influential of all …
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AMYNTAS III (OR II) — died 370/369 BC king of Macedonia from about 393 to 370/369. His skillful diplomacy created a minor role for Macedonia …
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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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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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PHERES — [Greek heroic] The name Homer gives to the Centaurs (Iliad I, 268; II, 743). The son of Cretheus and Tyro. …
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ADMETUS — [Greek] The king of Pherae in Thessaly. Apollo, banned from Olympus, served as his shepherd for nine years. Because he …
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