ANTAEAN


Meaning of ANTAEAN in English

(ˈ)an.|tēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Antaeus, a mythical Libyan giant, son of Poseidon and Gaea (earth), who was long invincible because his strength was renewed by contact with the earth (from Latin, from Greek Antaios ) + English -an

: possessed of superhuman strength with suggestions of earthiness

an antaean figure

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