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Laestrygonian
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English
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Alternative forms
en Læstrygonian archaic
en Lestrygonian Lestrigonian
Etymology
From en Laestrygon [from en la Laestrȳgōn, from en grc Λαιστρῡ́γων] en ian.
Pronunciation
en /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡəʊni.ən/ RP
en /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡoʊni.ən/ GA
en əʊniən 5
en Laes try gon i an
AHD: /lēĕ?strīgōnēŏn/
Noun
en Greek mythology A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.
en 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
French: fr Lestrygon m
German: de Laistrygon m, de Lästrygon m
Greek: el Λαιστρυγόνας m
Italian: it Lestrigone m
Latin: la Laestrȳgōn m
Polish: pl Lajstrygon m
Russian: ru лестриго́н m
Adjective
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en Greek mythology Of or relating to that tribe.
Translations
of or relating to the Laestrygons
French: fr lestrygonien
German: de laistrygonisch, de lästrygonisch
Latin: la Laestrȳgonius
Russian: ru лестриго́нский
Anagrams
en aaegilnnorsty geranylations
en Mythological creatures