Capaneus

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[kuh-pey-nee-uhs, kap-uh-noos, -nyoos] / kəˈpeɪ ni əs, ˈkæp əˌnus, -ˌnyus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Example Sentences

And Euripides, in his Suppliant Women, says of Capaneus— This man is Capaneus, a man who had Abundant riches, but no pride therefrom Lodged in his, more than in a poor man's bosom.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Capaneus and Hippomedon are terrific warriors of gigantic stature and truculent speech, but they are wholly uninteresting.

From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

Capaneus, husband of Evadne, slain by Jupiter for disobedience.

From Legends of Charlemagne by Bulfinch, Thomas

On another occasion, an exceedingly tall man was taking the part of Capaneus scaling the walls of Thebes; 'Step over' suggested the audience; 'you need no ladder.'

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

But Capaneus is menacing, prepared for action, dishonoring the gods, and practicing his tongue in vain exultation; mortal as he is, he is sending loud-swelling words into heaven to the ears of Jove.

From Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes by Buckley, Theodore Alois