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PRONUNCIATION OF ERYMANTHIAN BOAR

Erymanthian boar  [ˌɛrɪˈmænθɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERYMANTHIAN BOAR

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Erymanthian boar is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ERYMANTHIAN BOAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Erymanthian boar

Erymanthian Boar

In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian Boar is remembered in connection with The Twelve Labours, in which Heracles, the enemy of Hera, visited in turn "all the other sites of the Goddess throughout the world, to conquer every conceivable 'monster' of nature and rededicate the primordial world to its new master, his Olympian father," Zeus.

Definition of Erymanthian boar in the English dictionary

The definition of Erymanthian boar in the dictionary is a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERYMANTHIAN BOAR


apocynthion
ˌæpəˈsɪnθɪən
chondrichthyan
kɒnˈdrɪkθɪən
Corinthian
kəˈrɪnθɪən
Erechtheion
ɪˈrɛkθɪən
Galbraithian
ɡælˈbreɪθɪən
Hogarthian
ˌhəʊˈɡɑːθɪən
labyrinthian
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən
nepenthean
nɪˈpɛnθɪən
orthian
ˈɔːθɪən
osteichthyan
ˌɒstɪˈɪkθɪən
Parthian
ˈpɑːθɪən
pericynthion
ˌpɛrɪˈsɪnθɪən
Promethean
prəˈmiːθɪən
Pythian
ˈpɪθɪən
Reithean
ˈriːθɪən
Reithian
ˈriːθɪən
Xanthian
ˈzænθɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR

Erymanthus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR

bezoar
boar
bow oar
Calydonian boar
easy-oar
hoar
oar
outroar
outsoar
pair-oar
phwoar
roar
soar
uproar
upsoar
voar
wild boar

Synonyms and antonyms of Erymanthian boar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Erymanthian boar» into 25 languages

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The translations of Erymanthian boar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Erymanthian boar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Erymanthian野猪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jabalí Erimanto
570 millions of speakers

English

Erymanthian boar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Erymanthian सूअर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخنزير Erymanthian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эриманфского вепря
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

javali Erymanthian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইরিমান্থিয়ান ডুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sanglier Erymanthian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Erymanthian babi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erymanthischen Wildschwein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Erymanthianイノシシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Erymanthian 멧돼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Erymanthian boar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lợn Erymanthian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எர்மானியன் பன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इरीमंथियन डुओर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Erymanslı domuzu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinghiale Erimanto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Erymanthian dzik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ерімантський вепра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vier Erymanthian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ερυμάνθιο κάπρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Erymanthian varke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Erymanthian galt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Erymanthian villsvin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Erymanthian boar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERYMANTHIAN BOAR»

The term «Erymanthian boar» is used very little and occupies the 174.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERYMANTHIAN BOAR» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERYMANTHIAN BOAR»

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The Classical Journal
figure, standing in the middle of a circle, holds a wild boar by the hind legs. This figure is that of the Egyptian Hercules, much more ancient than the Greek. The fables told by the Greeks of the Erymanthian boar were borrowed from the ...
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Erymanthian Boar
In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian Boar (Greek: s; Latin: aper Erymanthius) is remembered in connection with The Twelve Labours, in which Heracles, the (reconciled) enemy of Hera, visited in turn "all the other sites of the Goddess ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour
Tricked Tricksters, Surprise, and the Degradation of Status Eurystheus and the Erymanthian Boar (Tables 5A—B, 12) 'The only labour which lends itself to humour' (Boardman 1991: 222). 'There is no story in all Greek mythology shown more ...
Alexandre G. Mitchell, 2009
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The Complete Christie: An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia
While ascending in a funicular, the detective receives a note from Commissionaire Lementeuil that the very dangerous murderer Marrascaud, the equivalent of the mythological Erymanthian boar, has journeyed to Rochers Neiges with his ...
Matthew Bunson, 2000
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Adventures of Hercules Coloring Book
After you return the deer to Artemis, your labor is to bring me the Erymanthian boar alive." A wild, fierce boar is not easy to kill, but it is easier to kill one than to capture it alive. This, however, was what Hercules managed to do. After months of ...
Bob Blaisdell, 1997
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Life in the Primeval World: Founded on Meunier's "Les ...
Founded on Meunier's "Les Animaux D'autrefois". William Henry Davenport Adams, Victor Meunier. C HAPTER VI I. THE P.»\L'HYDl:lRMATA Z—ORDINARY PACHYDERMS. I. THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR. The tusked bear out of the wood Up ...
William Henry Davenport Adams, Victor Meunier, 1872
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The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's ...
... he grew fearful. He jumped into a bronze jar and hid until Hercules released the beast into the ocean, where it swam away safely. The Fourth Labor – The Hind of Ceryneia When the 131 The Legend The Third Labor – The Erymanthian Boar.
David E. Falkner, 2011
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Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules
From Apollodorus: As a fourth labour he ordered him to bring the Erymanthian boar alive; now that animal ravaged Psophis, sallying from a mountain which they call Erymanthus. So passing through Pholoe he was entertained by the centaur ...
Michael Huber, 2009
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Symbolic Mythology: Interpretations of the Myths of Ancient ...
The Erymanthian Boar Since killing things was too easy for Hercules, Eurystheus now assigned the hero to bring back to the court of Mycenae the monstrous Erymanthian Boar, alive and unharmed. Hercules, too dim to realize what the labors ...
John Fiore, 2001
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The Labors of Hercules: A Hercule Poirot Collection
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero.
Agatha Christie, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERYMANTHIAN BOAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Erymanthian boar is used in the context of the following news items.
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25 films that hid what they were in the trailer
All of the mythical beasts in the trailer - the Hydra, the Erymanthian Boar and the Nemean Lion - appear only in the first five minutes of the film. «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
2
Hunters capture hog weighing nearly 800 POUNDS in Texas
... NYNY, United States, 5 months ago. A Herculean effort for sure. I thought they had shot it. But subduing it like the Erymanthian Boar is epic. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
3
ZADZOOKS: Hercules review (Blu-ray)
... of eye-popping action encapsulating his early missions include encounters with the Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra and Erymanthian Boar, ... «Washington Times, Nov 14»
4
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Thanks His Lucky Stars He Didn't …
Baker's Lernaean Hydra (multiple-headed water serpent), Cerberus (three-headed hellhound), and Erymanthian Boar (a big boar) for WETA ... «moviepilot.com, Oct 14»
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Review: Hercules
... nephew explaining to some soldiers how Hercules removed the indestructible hide of the Erymanthian Boar (he used an indestructible blade, ... «Cherwell Online, Aug 14»
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Hercules: Brawn for your buck
... famed 'Twelve Labours': Hercules slaying the Lernaean Hydra, ripping apart the jaws of the Nemean Lion, pole-axing the Erymanthian Boar, ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
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Dwayne Johnson's Hercules is Basically Just Scooby Doo Re-cast
... short, epic bursts of battles with The Nemean Lion, The Lernaean Hydra, The Erymanthian Boar, before cutting to Iolaus who is clearly telling ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 14»
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Hercules and Joe
What if he hadn't really slain the Nemean lion; captured the Erymanthian boar or Cerberus, the three-headed dog of the Underworld; or stolen ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 14»
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Twelve Herculean tasks
The tasks were to kill the Nemean lion, slay the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra , catch the golden hind of Artemis, capture the Erymanthian boar, ... «The Hindu, Jul 14»
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Hercules review: "Utter tosh, but impossible not to enjoy"
... more than masked men, the three-headed hell-hound Cerberus a trick-of-the-light trio of wolves and the Erymanthian Boar merely a giant pig. «Radio Times, Jul 14»

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