Polydorus

American  

[pol-i-dawr-uhs, -dohr-] / ˌpɒl ɪˈdɔr əs, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

1. flourished 1st century b.c., Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.

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Example Sentences

One morning, a well-to-do couple named Lawrence and Pauline Treherne unexpectedly show up at the Polydorus, practically begging for Susan’s help.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2020

He was supposed to play a frightened Polydorus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The eastern Papilios allied to Polydorus, Coon, and Philoxenus, form a natural section of the genus resembling, in many respects, the Æneas-group of South America, which they may be said to represent in the East.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel

But Polydorus was a brave youth, and he wished to show his swiftness, for in speed of foot he excelled all the young men of Troy.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael

Polydorus Virgilus describes an infant who was born with six teeth.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)