Antaeus

American  

[an-tee-uhs] / ænˈti əs /

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.

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Antaeus British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Antaean adjective

Example Sentences

His productions of “The Sound Inside” at Pasadena Playhouse, “On the Other Hand, We’re Happy” for Rogue Machine Theatre at the Matrix and “Top Girls” at Antaeus Theatre Company were morale-boosting for a critic in the trenches, offering proof that serious, humane, highly intelligent and happily unorthodox drama was alive and well in Los Angeles.

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I disagree with McNulty’s evaluation of the Antaeus production of “The Tempest.”

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So you can imagine how excited I was to attend the Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of “The Tempest,” starring Van Norden as Prospero.

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Last year, Van Norden played Polonius in an otherwise unmemorable Antaeus production of “Hamlet” and made the character seem more fascinating than even Hamlet.

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A foreshortened dining room visible through a glass door at Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of “The Little Foxes” that looked like a purely visual component until somehow, late in the play, the entire cast went in and sat around the table.

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