CAPANEUS

Meaning of CAPANEUS in English

/keuh pay"nee euhs, kap"euh noohs', -nyoohs'/ , n. Class. Myth.

one of the Seven against Thebes, who was destroyed by Zeus for blasphemy.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CAPANEUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Hipponous and one of the Seven Against Thebes. He was struck down by lightning bolt …
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SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — 1. Class. Myth. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to …
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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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SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — in Greek mythology, the seven champions who were killed fighting against Thebes after the fall of Oedipus, the king of …
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STHENELUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Capaneus and Euadne, one of the Epigonoi. In the Trojan War he and Diomedes led …
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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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EVADNE — [Greek] The daughter of Poseidon and mother by Apollo of Iamus, whom she exposed out of shame. The daughter of …
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EUADNE — [Greek heroic] The wife of Capaneus. After the death of her husband she killed herself.
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КАПАНЕЙ — Capaneus
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