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Meaning of "Antaeus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTAEUS

Antaeus  [ænˈtiːəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTAEUS

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antaeus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTAEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antaeus

Antaeus

Antaeus, in Greek and Berber mythology was the son of Poseidon and Gaia. His wife was the goddess Tinge, and he had a daughter named Alceis or Barce.

Definition of Antaeus in the English dictionary

The definition of Antaeus in the dictionary is an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTAEUS


Aeneas
ɪˈniːəs
Alpheus
ælˈfiːəs
Apuleius
ˌæpjʊˈliːəs
archaeus
ɑːˈkiːəs
archeus
ɑːˈkiːəs
Aristaeus
ˌærɪˈstiːəs
coryphaeus
ˌkɒrɪˈfiːəs
Dias
ˈdiːəs
Diaz
ˈdiːəs
glutaeus
ɡlʊˈtiːəs
gluteus
ɡlʊˈtiːəs
Linnaeus
lɪˈniːəs
Micheas
maɪˈkiːəs
Peiraeus
paɪˈriːəs
Peneus
pɪˈniːəs
Piraeus
paɪˈriːəs
Ptolemaeus
ˌtɒlɪˈmiːəs
scarabaeus
ˌskærəˈbiːəs
Typhoeus
taɪˈfiːəs
uraeus
jʊˈriːəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTAEUS

Antabuse
antacid
antae
antagonisable
antagonisation
antagonise
antagonism
antagonist
antagonistic
antagonistically
antagonizable
antagonization
antagonize
Antakiya
Antakya
antalgic
antalkali
antalkaline
Antalya
Antananarivo

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTAEUS

Alcaeus
Atreus
aureus
calcaneus
Deus
Judas Maccabaeus
Manichaeus
Morpheus
nucleus
Odysseus
Orpheus
Perseus
Philo Judaeus
Prometheus
Proteus
Reus
Thaddeus
Thadeus
Theseus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of Antaeus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Antaeus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTAEUS

Find out the translation of Antaeus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Antaeus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Antaeus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安泰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Anteo
570 millions of speakers

English

Antaeus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Antaeus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عنتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Антей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Anteu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Antaeus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Antaeus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antaeus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Antaeus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンタイオス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안타 이오스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antaeus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Antaeus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Antaeus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Antaeus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Antaeus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Anteo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antaeus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Антей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Antaeus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ανταίος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Antaeus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Antaeus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Antaeus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Antaeus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTAEUS»

The term «Antaeus» is normally little used and occupies the 116.251 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTAEUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Antaeus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTAEUS»

Discover the use of Antaeus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Antaeus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Antaeus
A farm boy from Alabama moves to a northern city during wartime and convinces the neighborhood boys to create a garden on the roof of the adjacent factory.
Borden Deal, 1993
2
Antaeus
Novel pits student against teacher in an ideological war. Lee and his friends indulge in good times and mischief until a bitter confilct surfaces between Lee and his English professor.
A. Ritchie Gillespie, 2003
3
Passage to the Center: Imagination and the Sacred in the ...
The cycle opens with the poem "Antaeus" and ends with its companion piece " Hercules and Antaeus." In Greek myth, Hercules is the son of the sky god, Zeus, while Antaeus is a titanic son of earth. For Antaeus every fall is a renewal, and yet  ...
Daniel Tobin, 1991
4
Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary
134 HERCULES AND ANTAEUS Girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. Hercules obtained the girdle for the daughter of Eurystheus. (10) The capture of the oxen of Geryon. Geryon, a monster with three human bodies and one pair of legs ...
Irene Earls, 1987
5
Native Intelligence: Aesthetics, Politics, and Postcolonial ...
classical myth to exemplify the struggle in his own psyche between the god of reason (Hercules) and the god of ancestral memory (Antaeus)" (13o). Heaney himself reveals that "Hercules represents the balanced rational light while Antaeus ...
Deepika Bahri, 2003
6
A Modern Antaeus
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Laurence Housman, 2009
7
Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies
Right Heracles Wrestling Antaeus by Euphronios (fl. c. 520 B.c.-SOO B.C.). Heracles almost met his match in the giant Antaeus. Shrewd as well as strong, Heracles overcame the giant. Afterward it was said that he subdued all of Libya and put ...
Struik Publishers, Janet Parker, Alice Mills, Julie Stanton, 2007
8
The Collected Poems of Robert Penn Warren
Variant: Antaeus, 30/31 (Summer- Autumn 1978), p. 242 (as "Boyhood in Tobacco Country, at Sunset"). 1: sunset,] ~A Antaeus 2: burning.] aflame. Antaeus 4: they were hammered of bronze blackened / To timelessness.] hammered in ...
Robert Penn Warren, John Burt, 1998
9
Rumour and Renown: Representations of Fama in Western Literature
Antaeus is, one could put it, Fama Telluris.41 It is the spreading rumours of Antaeus' fearful strength that brings Hercules to Libya: 609– 11 tandem uolgata cruenti | fama mali terras monstris aequorque leuantem | magnanimum Alciden ...
Philip Hardie, 2012
10
A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV: Introduction, ...
4.589–660 Hercules and Antaeus Curio reaches the site of Hercules' fight with Antaeus (589-90) and asks a local peasant why the place is called Antaeus' Kingdom (591-2). The localpeasant replies by telling a myth. Antaeus is a Giant, a son ...
Paolo Asso, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTAEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Antaeus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tamara Krinsky, John DeMita, Gigi Bermingham, Ross Phillips …
If you are interested in a play about a forbidden romance in 1950's Kansas, look no further than the Antaeus Theatre Company's revival of ... «noho arts district, Jul 15»
2
Many theater pros got their start at Genesius Theatre
She has served as Artistic Director of two prestigious Los Angeles ensemble companies: The Classical Theatre Lab & The Antaeus Company. «The Mercury, Jul 15»
3
InterACT Presents ALL AMERICAN GIRL, Now thru 7/26
She is a member of the Antaeus Company, where she was seen in Top Girls and The Autumn Garden. Other theater credits include The Nether ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
4
Marivaux's THE FALSE SERVANT Runs Now thru 9/6 at the Odyssey
... A Noise Within, Legacy of Light at the Cleveland Playhouse, King Lear with the Antaeus Company, and The Projectionist at the Kirk Douglas. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Critics' Picks: July 3 - July 9, 2015
... American drama “Picnic” gets a revival at Antaeus Theatre Company, and Shirley Temple is the star of the month on Turner Classic Movies. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
For the record
"Picnic" review: In the July 1 Calendar section, the byline on a review of Antaeus Theater Company's "Picnic" was incorrect. The review was written by David C. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
Back to the Beach: Topless Gallery's Second Season
It features works by Sam Davis and conceptually revolves around the Greek mythological figure Antaeus. The show opened Saturday, June ... «The L Magazine, Jul 15»
8
William Inge's 'Picnic' finds the universal in a small Kansas town
The intimacy of small-town life and its stifling limitations permeate “Picnic,” which the thoughtfully representative staging at Antaeus Theater ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
9
Picnic at the Antaeus
In that Antaeus delivers at the very pinnacle of the art. Every single actor currently performing in Picnic at the Antaeus perfroms consistently at a ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
10
BWW Reviews: Antaeus Offers Sumptuous and Scintillating PICNIC
Now in a stunning production at Antaeus directed ever so lovingly by Cameron Watson and boasting a superlative ensemble - actually three ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Antaeus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antaeus>. Apr 2024 ».
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