PHILOCTETES

Meaning of PHILOCTETES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fi-ˈläk-tə-ˌtēz, ˌfi-läk-ˈtē-tēz ]

noun

Etymology: Greek Philoktētēs

Date: 14th century

: a Greek archer who uses the bow of Hercules to slay Paris at Troy

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