Zagreus

British

/ ˈzæɡrɪəs /

noun

Greek myth a young god whose cult came from Crete to Greece, where he was identified with Dionysus. The son of Zeus by either Demeter or Persephone, he was killed by the Titans at the behest of Hera

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Zagreus

We could dream alongside Zagreus of a freedom from the crushing forces of the world we had inherited.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2024

Zagreus, the cool, collected prince of the Underworld, may have good reason to want to leave, but in Theseus’ eyes, he’ll never amount to more than hellspawn.

From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2021

This dynamic helped highlighted just what made Zagreus, Hades’ protagonist, a fan-favorite.

From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2021

He pours out his frustration to a rich man named Zagreus who has no legs.

From Time Magazine Archive

M. Reinach claims that the primitive elements of the Orphic myth of the Thracian Dionysos-Zagreus—divine serpents producing an egg whence came the horned snake Zagreus, occur in dislocated form in Gaul.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023