Idaean
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Idaean
1580–90; < Latin Īdae ( us ) (< Greek Īdaîos Idaean) + -an
Example Sentences
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Foremost in the collection is the reclining Idaean Hercules.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are thy fleet, Idaean pines from the holy hill, now nymphs of the sea.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
The all-mighty spoke; the goddess wing'd her flight To sacred Ilion from the Idaean height.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
Let them live together for our enrichment; they are not rivals like the Idaean Three.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
When Quinta Claudia went with her noble sisters to meet the Idaean mother at Terracina they were able to find in Rome one virtuous man to escort them.
From Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Bacheller, Irving
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