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Heraclid

[ her-uh-klid ]

noun

, plural Her·a·cli·dae [her-, uh, -, klahy, -dee].
  1. a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.


Heraclid

/ ˈhɛrəklɪd; ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdən /

noun

  1. any person claiming descent from Hercules, esp one of the Dorian aristocrats of Sparta
“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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Derived Forms

  • Heraclidan, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Her·a·cli·dan [her-, uh, -, klahyd, -n], adjective
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Example Sentences

In short, wherever there were Heraclid, or Herculeans, an Hercules has been supposed.

Tisamenes and Penthilus, sons of Orestes, reigned after their father, and were at last driven out by the Heraclid.

As the authority of the Hittite satraps at Sardis began to decay the Heraclid dynasty arose.

In gratitude for the services of their able leader, Oxylus, the kingdom of Elis, was conferred upon him by the Heraclid.

The balance of power saved Sparta, when the two other Heraclid states fell into disorder.

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