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Antaeus

[ an-tee-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.


Antaeus

/ ænˈtiːəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

But the Manila Antaeus found himself a small and insignificant person at the capital.

Antaeus was suffocated by the gripe of Hercules, but every time he touched his mother earth his strength was renewed.

I am no Hercules, but you will also find that I am no Antaeus.

Several other wonderful feats are mentioned under other headings, as Antaeus, Cacus, etc.

Child of misfortune, he ever rose, Antaeus-like, renewed in strength from contact with his mother.

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