Parthenopaeus
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
His name Parthenopaeus, Arcady His home, Argos his nurse, whom to requite He threatens that from which heaven save our towers.
From Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles by Goldwin Smith
Statius can give us a vivid impression of the outward semblance of a man; we see Parthenopaeus and Atys, we see Jocasta and Antigone, we see the struggle of Eteocles and Polynices vividly enough.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler
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
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