NEMEAN LION

Meaning of NEMEAN LION in English

Class. Myth.

a powerful lion strangled by Hercules as one of his labors.

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

NEMEAN LION — [Greek heroic] The first labor for the hero Heracles, was to rid the Nemean plain of the wild, enormous and …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
NEMEAN LION — Немейский лев
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — adjective see: Nemea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LION — I Large, powerfully built cat ( Panthera leo ), the proverbial "king of beasts. " It is now found mainly …
Английский словарь Британика
NEMEAN — ˈnēmēən, nə̇ˈm- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin neme us Nemean (from Greek nemeos, nemeois, from Nemea, valley in northern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LION — ˈlīən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English leon, lion, from Old French, from Latin leon-, leo, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEMEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.
Английский словарь Webster
NEMEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LION — — lionesque , adj. — lionlike, lionly , adj. /luy"euhn/ , n. 1. a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMEAN — see Nemea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LION — noun ( plural lions ) Etymology: Middle English lioun, from Anglo-French leun, lion, from Latin leon-, leo, from Greek leōn …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEMEAN — adj of or pertaining to nemea, in argolis, where the ancient greeks celebrated games, and hercules killed a lion.
Webster English vocab
LION — noun a sign and a constellation; leo. 2. lion ·noun an object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who …
Webster English vocab
LION — [li.on] n, pl lions [ME, fr. OF, fr. L leon-, leo, fr. Gk leon] (12c) 1 a or pl lion …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LION — Lion (Leo, or Panthera, leo) (Leo, or Panthera, leo), large, powerfully built cat of the family Felidae, and the second …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEMEAN — Nemean BrE AmE nɪ ˈmi ː ‿ən nə-, ne-; ˈnem i‿ən, ˈniːm- ▷ Nemean|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LION — lion BrE AmE ˈla ɪ ‿ən ▷ lion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LION — / ˈlaɪən; NAmE / noun a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LION — I. Lion BrE AmE noun (used as a title for a member of the Lions Club): Contact Lion Jim Cole …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LION — li ‧ on /ˈlaɪən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin leo , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LION — n. 1 (fem. lioness) a large flesh-eating cat, Panthera leo, of Africa and S. Asia, with a tawny coat and, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LION — n. 1 (fem. lioness) a large flesh-eating cat, Panthera leo, of Africa and S. Asia, with a tawny coat and, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LION — n.1 (fem. lioness) a large flesh-eating cat, Panthera leo, of Africa and S. Asia, with a tawny coat and, in …
Oxford English vocab
LION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES lion/rhino/stag etc hunt mountain lion sea lion COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE young ▪ But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LION — female also lioness [noun] [C] - a large strong African and Indian animal with four legs and light brown fur …
Cambridge English vocab
LION — n. mountain lion golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset Lion Gulf of African lion dog Richard Coeur de Lion sea …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LION — n. 25B6; noun a lion ready to attack : big cat, king of the beasts; lioness. a lion amongst men …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LION — "The most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous animals, the most magnificent in aspect and awful in voice." At …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LION — сущ. 1) лев pride of lions ≈ стая львов lions roar ≈ львы рычат Young lion is a cub. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине Nemean games - немейские игры Nemean lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LION — lion.ogg ʹlaıən n 1. зоол. лев ( Felis leo ) lion cub - львёнок lion tamer - укротитель /дрессировщик/ львов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEMEAN — (r) относящийся к немейской долине
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NEMEAN — (n) немейский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине ~ games - немейские игры ~ lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LION — n 1. зоол. лев ( Felis leo ) ~ cub - львёнок ~ tamer - укротитель /дрессировщик/ львов cave ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NEMEAN — a немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине Nemean games - немейские игры Nemean lion - греч. миф. немейский лев
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LION — n 1. зоол. лев ( Felis leo ) lion cub - львёнок lion tamer - укротитель /дрессировщик/ львов cave lion …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LION — сущ. 1) лев pride of lions — стая львов lions roar — львы рычат Young lion is a cub. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LION — сущ. 1) лев pride of lions — стая львов lions roar — львы рычат Young lion is a cub. — Львенок - cub. Female lion …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LION — лев (Panthera leo) - American lion - ant lion - aphis lions - Auckland sea lion - Australian sea lion - California sea lion - Hooker's sea …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LION — лев ( Panthera leo ) - American lion - ant lion - aphis lions - Auckland sea lion - Australian …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LION — _n. 1> лев; - American mountain lion 2> _pl. достопримечательности; to show (to see) the lions - показывать (осматривать) достопримечательности …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LION — n. 1. лев; - American mountain lion 2. pl. достопримечательности; to show (to see) the lions - показывать (осматривать) достопримечательности …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LION — Alias(es): Unix/Lion, Linux/Lion, Worm/Lion
Russian-English Edic
LION — _n. 1> лев; American mountain lion пума 2> _pl. достопримечательности; to show (to see) the lions показывать (осматривать) достопримечательности 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LION — сущ. 1) лев pride of lions ≈ стая львов lions roar ≈ львы рычат Young lion is a cub. ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN — немейский, относящийся к Немейской долине - * games немейские игры - * lion (греческое) (мифология) немейский лев
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEMEAN GAMES — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in the second and fourth year of each …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMEAN GAMES — in ancient Greece, athletic and musical competitions held in honour of Zeus, in July, at the great Temple of Zeus …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEO — I (Latin: "Lion") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo; in astrology , the fifth sign of the …
Английский словарь Британика
OPHELTES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMEA — — Nemean /ni mee"euhn, nee"mee-/ , adj. /nee"mee euh/ , n. a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PINDARIC ODE — ceremonious poem by or in the manner of Pindar, a Greek professional lyrist of the 5th century BC. Pindar employed …
Britannica English vocabulary
PINDAR — born 518/522 BC, Cynoscephalae, Boeotia, Greece died after 446, , probably c. 438, Argos Greek Pindaros, Latin Pindarus the greatest …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLYMPIC GAMES — athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEO — (Latin: Lion), in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo, at about 10 hours 30 minutes right ascension (the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KORINTHOS — English Corinth noms (department), straddling the junction of southern continental Greece and the Peloponnese. With an area of 884 sq …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERACLES — Greek Herakles, Roman Hercules most famous Greco-Roman legendary hero. Behind his very complicated mythology there was probably a real man, …
Britannica English vocabulary
EXEKIAS — flourished c. 550, 525 BC also spelled Execias Greek potter and painter who, with the Amasis Painter, is considered the …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEO — n. (Latin: "Lion") In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Virgo; in astrology , the fifth sign of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEMEA — [Greek heroic] A valley in Argolis, where Heracles defeated the Nemean Lion. It is also the location of the Nemean …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← NEMEAN GAMES NEMEROV→