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
Parthenopaeus is for the Thebais what Camilla is for the Aeneid, though he presents at times hints both of Pallas and Euryalus.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
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 Smith, Goldwin
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 Taylor, Edward Fairfax
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 Butler, Harold Edgeworth
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