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amphiaraus

Am·phi·a·ra·us
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-fee-uh-rey-uh s]
    • /ˌæm fi əˈreɪ əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-fee-uh-rey-uh s]
    • /ˌæm fi əˈreɪ əs/

Definition of amphiaraus word

  • noun amphiaraus a hero who joined the Seven against Thebes, although he knew that his death was fated: deified after death. 1
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amphiaraus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • alcmaeon

    a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies.

  • amphilochus

    a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.

  • melanippus

    a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.

  • seven against thebes

    (used with a plural verb) Classical Mythology. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to depose Eteocles in favor of his brother Polynices: the expedition failed, but the Epigoni, the sons of the Seven against Thebes, conquered the city ten years later.
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