Philoctetes

[ fil-uhk-tee-teez ]

/ ˌfɪl əkˈti tiz /

noun

Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.

(italics) a tragedy (408? b.c.) by Sophocles.

Words nearby Philoctetes

phillipsite, Phillips screw, phillumenist, Philly, philo-, Philoctetes, philodendron, philography, philogyny, Philo Judaeus, philol.

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Example sentences from the Web for Philoctetes

He pretends to return to his ship, but Philoctetes implores him to set him once more in Greece.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The Philoctetes, indeed, is the only play which lends any support to Professor Butcher's statement.
Ephemera Critica|John Churton Collins
The ancient Crimissa, situated near these places, was also founded by Philoctetes.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo
After a while Philoctetes came up the path to the cave very slowly, and with many groans.
Stories from the Greek Tragedians|Alfred Church

We see this in the figures of Oedipus, Prometheus, and Philoctetes.
Romain Rolland|Stefan Zweig

British Dictionary definitions for Philoctetes

Philoctetes

/ (ˌfɪlɒkˈtiːtiːz, fɪˈlɒktɪˌtiːz) /

noun

Greek myth a hero of the Trojan War, in which he killed Paris with the bow and poisoned arrows given to him by Hercules

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单词	philoctetes
释义	Philoctetes [ fil-uhk-tee-teez ] / ˌfɪl əkˈti tiz / noun Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris. (italics) a tragedy (408? b.c.) by Sophocles. Words nearby Philoctetes phillipsite, Phillips screw, phillumenist, Philly, philo-, Philoctetes, philodendron, philography, philogyny, Philo Judaeus, philol. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Philoctetes He pretends to return to his ship, but Philoctetes implores him to set him once more in Greece. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb The Philoctetes, indeed, is the only play which lends any support to Professor Butcher's statement. Ephemera Critica\|John Churton Collins The ancient Crimissa, situated near these places, was also founded by Philoctetes. The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)\|Strabo After a while Philoctetes came up the path to the cave very slowly, and with many groans. Stories from the Greek Tragedians\|Alfred Church We see this in the figures of Oedipus, Prometheus, and Philoctetes. Romain Rolland\|Stefan Zweig British Dictionary definitions for Philoctetes Philoctetes / (ˌfɪlɒkˈtiːtiːz, fɪˈlɒktɪˌtiːz) / noun Greek myth a hero of the Trojan War, in which he killed Paris with the bow and poisoned arrows given to him by Hercules 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
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