Priam

[ prahy-uhm ]

/ ˈpraɪ əm /

noun Classical Mythology.

a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.

the grandson of King Priam.

Also Pri·a·mus

[prahy-uh-muhs]. /ˈpraɪ ə məs/.

Words nearby Priam

prey, prey on, prez, prezzie, PRF, Priam, priapean, priapic, priapism, priapitis, Priapus

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Example sentences from the Web for Priam

Priam the King humbles himself by risking everything, coming in by himself under cover of night.
Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”|Janice Kaplan|March 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You killed many a man in those days, and it was through your stratagem that Priam's city was taken.
The Odyssey|Homer
"Thank you, sir," said the tobacconist, putting down three-halfpence change out of sixpence as Priam thanked him for the packet.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days|Arnold Bennett
This conjecture is indeed highly probable; for he used often to say, "Happy Priam, who survived all his children!"
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus

Hardly could the people hold Priam back in his hot haste to rush without the gates of the city.
The Iliad|Homer
Priam Farll was the first English painter to enjoy this supreme social reward.
Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for Priam

Priam

/ (ˈpraɪəm) /

noun

Greek myth the last king of Troy, killed at its fall. He was father by Hecuba of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra

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Cultural definitions for Priam

Priam

[ (preye-uhm) ]

The king of Troy and father of Hector and Paris. The Greeks killed him at the end of the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) when they sacked the city.

单词	priam
释义	Priam [ prahy-uhm ] / ˈpraɪ əm / noun Classical Mythology. a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy. the grandson of King Priam. Also Pri·a·mus [prahy-uh-muhs]. /ˈpraɪ ə məs/. Words nearby Priam prey, prey on, prez, prezzie, PRF, Priam, priapean, priapic, priapism, priapitis, Priapus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Priam Priam the King humbles himself by risking everything, coming in by himself under cover of night. Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”\|Janice Kaplan\|March 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST You killed many a man in those days, and it was through your stratagem that Priam's city was taken. The Odyssey\|Homer "Thank you, sir," said the tobacconist, putting down three-halfpence change out of sixpence as Priam thanked him for the packet. Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days\|Arnold Bennett This conjecture is indeed highly probable; for he used often to say, "Happy Priam, who survived all his children!" The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete\|C. Suetonius Tranquillus Hardly could the people hold Priam back in his hot haste to rush without the gates of the city. The Iliad\|Homer Priam Farll was the first English painter to enjoy this supreme social reward. Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days\|Arnold Bennett British Dictionary definitions for Priam Priam / (ˈpraɪəm) / noun Greek myth the last king of Troy, killed at its fall. He was father by Hecuba of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra 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 Priam Priam [ (preye-uhm) ] The king of Troy and father of Hector and Paris. The Greeks killed him at the end of the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) when they sacked the city. 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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