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PRONUNCIATION OF ASTYANAX

Astyanax  [æˈstaɪəˌnæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASTYANAX

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determiner
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Astyanax 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 ASTYANAX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Astyanax

Astyanax

In Greek mythology, Astyanax was the son of Hector, Crown Prince of Troy and Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. His birth name was Scamandrius, but the people of Troy nicknamed him Astyanax, because he was the son of the city's great defender and the heir apparent's firstborn son. During the Trojan War, Andromache hid the child in Hector's tomb but the child was discovered, and his fate was debated by the Greeks, for if he were allowed to live, it was feared he would avenge his father and rebuild Troy. In the version given by the Little Iliad and repeated by Pausanias, he was killed by Neoptolemus, who threw the infant from the walls. Another version is given in Iliou persis. It has also been depicted in some Greek vases that Neoptolemus kills Priam, who has taken refuge near a sacred altar, using Astyanax's dead body to club the old king to death, in front of horrified onlookers. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, the child is thrown from the walls by the Greek victors.

Definition of Astyanax in the English dictionary

The definition of Astyanax in the dictionary is the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy by the Greeks.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASTYANAX


Ajax
ˈeɪdʒæks
axe
æks
Backs
bæks
DAX
dæks
Fairfax
ˈfɛəfæks
fax
fæks
Fornax
ˈfɔːnæks
Halifax
ˈhælɪˌfæks
larnax
ˈlɑːnæks
lax
læks
max
mæks
opopanax
əˈpɒpəˌnæks
pax
pæks
relax
rɪˈlæks
sax
sæks
syntax
ˈsɪntæks
tax
tæks
telefax
ˈtɛlɪfæks
tracks
træks
wax
wæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASTYANAX

Astroturf
astroturfer
astroturfing
astrut
astucious
astuciously
astucity
astun
Asturian
Asturias
astute
astutely
astuteness
astylar
asudden
asunder
Asur
ASV
ASW
Aswan

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASTYANAX

after-tax
anthrax
Bax
beeswax
carfax
climax
coax
council tax
flax
hoax
income tax
parallax
property tax
rax
sales tax
Sfax
supermax
thorax
to the max
transfer tax

Synonyms and antonyms of Astyanax in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Astyanax» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Astyanax
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Astyanax
570 millions of speakers

English

Astyanax
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Astyanax
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Astyanax
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Astyanax
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Astyanax
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Astyanax
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Astyanax
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Astyanax
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Astyanax
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アステュアナクス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Astyanax
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Astyanax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Astyanax
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Astyanax
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्तानयान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Astyanax
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Astianatte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Astyanax
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Astyanax
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Astyanax
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Αστυάναξ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Astyanax
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Astyanax
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Astyanax
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Astyanax

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASTYANAX»

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1
Fish Karyotypes: A Check List
... Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax Astyanax ...
Ryoichi Arai, 2011
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Aufstieg und Niedergang Der Römischen Welt: Geschichte und ...
Andromache hides Astyanax in Hector's tomb when she realizes Ulysses is coming for him. But when Ulysses threatens to destroy the tomb unless she surrenders her son, she is caught (642 — 662). Her past, Troy's past, and her future, Troy's ...
Wolfgang Haase, 1984
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The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle
ognize that Astyanax was a character in many Cycle poems. Although it is not now argued that the poems of the Epic Cycle predate the Iliad, there is reason to suspect that the material in the poems is largely based on pre- Homeric traditions .
Jonathan S. Burgess, 2003
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Limiting the Arbitrary: Linguistic Naturalism and Its ...
The names Astyanax and Skamandrios Socrates quickly shifts the topic, saying that "Maybe these matters are beyond comprehension for you and me. I think that the names Skamandrios and Astyanax [...] are more suited to human ...
John Earl Joseph, 2000
5
Labyrinths of Exemplarity: At the Limits of Deconstruction
presumably does recognize the warrior as her husband? What is at stake for us is not so much an examination of Homer's understanding of Astyanax's fear but rather of Rousseau's reading of this fear and of his usage of the fear to fol- low the ...
Irene E. Harvey, 2012
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A Grammar of Iconism
(2) A second possibility is that Plato unintentionally misquotes the Iliad, or else knows a variant version of this passage (otherwise unknown to us), in which the men of Troy call Hektor's son Astyanax while others call him Skamandrios. Even if ...
Earl R. Anderson, 1998
7
The Romance Epics of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso: From ...
In Seneca's Trojan Women, Andromache attempts to save Astyanax's life by hiding him in Hector's tomb, but Odysseus finds him and takes him away (1.457). A soldier later reports that Polyxena was stabbed by Pyrrhus over Achille's grave  ...
Jo Ann Cavallo, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Caves
ASTYANAX MEXICANUS AS A MODEL ORGANISM Astyanax mexicanus is a single species with a surface-dwelling form (surface fish) and many different cave -dwelling forms (cavefish) (Fig. 1A). The divergence between surface fish and ...
William B. White, David C. Culver, 2012
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Relative Chronology in Early Greek Epic Poetry
But there are obvious changes. The motif of the death of Astyanax is anachronistic here. Hector is certainly not the child's murderer, and the child is actually in no danger. Astyanax shrinks back into the safety of his nurse's bosom, instead of ...
Øivind Andersen, Dag T. T. Haug, 2012
10
Issues in Life Sciences: Aquatic and Marine Life: 2011 Edition
(2010 FEB 16) Federal University, Porto Alegre: Astyanax goyanensis (Miranda- Ribeiro, 1944), new combination and Astyanax courensis, new species ( Ostariophysi: Characiformes): two Characidae from the upper rio Tocantins basin , Central ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASTYANAX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Astyanax is used in the context of the following news items.
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With or without Olympus
The final sequence, of Hecuba lamenting over the remains of Astyanax (Andromache's son) is genuinely touching. It is in Astyanax ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
2
Connolly, West, BBCSO, Davis, Barbican
Hector's farewell to Andromache and Astyanax (Apulian red-figure column-crater, ca Most personal and affecting were the work's prologue and ... «The Arts Desk, May 15»
3
The Story of the First Nintendo World Championships
Titles like Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers and Astyanax made their first public appearances at the show, and recent releases like Batman, ... «IGN, May 15»
4
Mystery to history offered during Original Kids Playfest 0
Andromache, played by Marissa Rasmussen, holds onto her son Astyanax, played by Evelyn Moie-Bazely, before the child is taken away and ... «London Free Press, Apr 15»
5
Napoleon's battle for Parisian hearts largely took place on stage
In 1814, in a letter to his brother Joseph, Napoleon had likened his son and heir to Astyanax, Hector's son, and so by implication, had made ... «The Conversation UK, Apr 15»
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NIH Awards UC Biologist $1.9 Million for Genetic Research
The researchers are searching for genetic hints by examining a species of eyeless, cave-dwelling fish, Astyanax mexicanus – which has lived ... «University of Cincinnati, Mar 15»
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Researchers Find the Golden Ratio in a Butterfly's Proboscis
A galaxy, a nautilus shell, and the partially uncoiled proboscis of a red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). For their ... «Entomology Today, Mar 15»
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New species of cave-dwelling catfish discovered
Besides the troglobitic I. boticario, the cave system is also inhabited by at least one species of characin (Astyanax aff. fasciatus), two species of ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Feb 15»
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10 amazing shows that Leib totally loved!
Playing everyone from Homer himself to Andromache and her son Astyanax, Brendan Ragan was tender, livid, grief-stricken, insane, plaintive, ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Dec 14»
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Failure Injection Testing: Controlling Failure in Production
Examples of these components are Hystrix, Ribbon, EVCache and Astyanax. Hystrix isolates failures and defines fallbacks. Ribbon provides ... «InfoQ.com, Dec 14»

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