Laestrygonian
English
Alternative forms
- Læstrygonian (archaic)
- Lestrygonian, Lestrigonian
Etymology
From Laestrygon [from Latin Laestrȳgōn, from Ancient Greek Λαιστρῡ́γων (Laistrū́gōn)] + -ian.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡəʊni.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡoʊni.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊniən
- Hyphenation: Laes‧try‧gon‧i‧an
- AHD: /lēĕ?strīgōnēŏn/
Noun
Laestrygonian (plural Laestrygonians)
- (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.
- Synonym: Laestrygon
- 1900, (translated by) George Herbert Palmer, The Odyssey of Homer, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Before town they met a maiden drawing water, the stately daughter of the Laestrygonian Antiphades.
Translations
member of a mythical Greek tribe
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Adjective
Laestrygonian (not comparable)
Translations
of or relating to the Laestrygons
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