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Parthenopaeus

American  
[pahr-thuh-nuh-pee-uhs] / ˌpɑr θə nəˈpi əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.


Parthenopaeus British  
/ ˌpɑːθənəʊˈpiːəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the Seven against Thebes, son of Atalanta

"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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But before that Atalanta had borne a son, Parthenopaeus, who was one of the Seven against Thebes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Adrastus, followed by Polyneices and Tydeus, his two sons-inlaw, Amphiaraus, his brother-in-law, Capaneus, Hippomedon and Parthenopaeus, marched against the city of Thebes, and on his way is said to have founded the Nemean games.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, and Adrastus were three of the seven heroes who fought against Thebes.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor

In the Greek translation of Parthenopaeus, there are as few faults as could reasonably be expected.

From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey

Parthenopaeus, however, is a pathetic figure; he is an Arcadian, the son of Atalanta, a mere boy whom a romantic ambition has hurried into war ere his years were ripe for it.

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

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