Melanippus

American  

[mel-uh-nip-uhs] / ˌmɛl əˈnɪp əs /

Or Melanippos

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.

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Example Sentences

Even so, O Melanippus, did stalwart Antilochus spring upon you to strip you of your armour; but noble Hector marked him, and came running up to him through the thick of the battle.

From The Iliad by Homer

Justice is styled the near relation of Melanippus, because he was αἰσχρῶν ἀργὸς, v.

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

And from the sown heroes whom Mars spared is Melanippus sprung a scion, and he is thoroughly a native.

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

However, when Theseus called to her, pledging himself to take care of her and do her no hurt, she came out, and afterwards bore Theseus a son, named Melanippus.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey

Then he transferred to Melanippus the festivals and the sacrifices formerly paid to the honor of Adrastus.

From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles