Theseus

[ thee-see-uhs, -syoos ]

/ ˈθi si əs, -syus /

noun Classical Mythology.

an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes.

OTHER WORDS FROM Theseus

The·se·an

[thi-see-uhn], /θɪˈsi ən/, adjective

Words nearby Theseus

these, Sea Gull, The, These are the times that try men's souls, Seasons, The, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, Theseus, the Seven Seas, shit will hit the fan, the, shoe is on the other foot, the, short end of the stick, the, The show must go on

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Example sentences from the Web for Theseus

How did you map out what Eric and Jen would say and discover and where, with relation to the text of Ship of Theseus?
How I Write: Doug Dorst|Noah Charney|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After that, I went off on my own to draft the rest of Ship of Theseus.
How I Write: Doug Dorst|Noah Charney|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Theseus decides that she must obey her father or suffer death, or enter a convent, excluded from the world forever.
Shakspere, Personal Recollections|John A. Joyce
Theseus appears to have several points of resemblance to Romulus.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)|Plutarch

The forbidden name is spoken; there is evidently a moment of shock, but how will Theseus take the news?
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
If only they would perform your father's Satyr-play, or his Theseus!
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers
And Theseus ate and drank with them, and they begged him to stay, but he would not.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Theseus

Theseus

/ (ˈθiːsɪəs) /

noun

Greek myth a hero of Attica, noted for his many great deeds, among them the slaying of the Minotaur, the conquest of the Amazons, whose queen he married, and participation in the Calydonian hunt

Derived forms of Theseus

Thesean (θɪˈsiːən), adjective

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

Cultural definitions for Theseus

Theseus

[ (thee-see-uhs, thee-syoohs) ]

In classical mythology, a hero of the city of Athens (see also Athens). He killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and made war on the Amazons, subsequently marrying their queen, Hippolyta.

单词	theseus
释义	Theseus [ thee-see-uhs, -syoos ] / ˈθi si əs, -syus / noun Classical Mythology. an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes. OTHER WORDS FROM Theseus The·se·an [thi-see-uhn], /θɪˈsi ən/, adjective Words nearby Theseus these, Sea Gull, The, These are the times that try men's souls, Seasons, The, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, Theseus, the Seven Seas, shit will hit the fan, the, shoe is on the other foot, the, short end of the stick, the, The show must go on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Theseus How did you map out what Eric and Jen would say and discover and where, with relation to the text of Ship of Theseus? How I Write: Doug Dorst\|Noah Charney\|February 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After that, I went off on my own to draft the rest of Ship of Theseus. How I Write: Doug Dorst\|Noah Charney\|February 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Theseus decides that she must obey her father or suffer death, or enter a convent, excluded from the world forever. Shakspere, Personal Recollections\|John A. Joyce Theseus appears to have several points of resemblance to Romulus. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4)\|Plutarch The forbidden name is spoken; there is evidently a moment of shock, but how will Theseus take the news? Euripedes and His Age\|Gilbert Murray If only they would perform your father's Satyr-play, or his Theseus! The Emperor, Complete\|Georg Ebers And Theseus ate and drank with them, and they begged him to stay, but he would not. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Theseus Theseus / (ˈθiːsɪəs) / noun Greek myth a hero of Attica, noted for his many great deeds, among them the slaying of the Minotaur, the conquest of the Amazons, whose queen he married, and participation in the Calydonian hunt Derived forms of Theseus Thesean (θɪˈsiːən), adjective 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 Cultural definitions for Theseus Theseus [ (thee-see-uhs, thee-syoohs) ] In classical mythology, a hero of the city of Athens (see also Athens). He killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and made war on the Amazons, subsequently marrying their queen, Hippolyta. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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