Idaean
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Idaean
1580–90; < Latin Īdae ( us ) (< Greek Īdaîos Idaean) + -an
Example Sentences
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Quite distinct was the Idaean Hercules, a Cretan Dactyl connected with the cult of Rhea or Cybele.
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Foremost in the collection is the reclining Idaean Hercules.
From Time Magazine Archive
Numerous large caves exist in the mountains; among the most remarkable are the famous Idaean cave in Psiloriti, the caves of Melidoni, in Mylopotamo, and Sarchu, in Malevisi, which sheltered hundreds of refugees after the insurrection of 1866, and the Dictaean cave in Lassithi, the birth-place of Zeus.
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Their names and number were as indistinct even to the ancients as those of the Curetes and Idaean Dactyli.
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They were said to have been instituted by the Idaean Heracles, to commemorate his victory over his four brothers in a foot-race.
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