Heraclidae

American  

[her-uh-klahy-dee] / ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ di /

Or Heracleidae

noun

1. a drama (429? b.c.) by Euripides.

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Example Sentences

The legendary account of the conquest of Peloponnesus ran as follows:—The Dorians were led by the Heraclidae, or descendants of the mighty hero Hercules.

From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir

The three seem to be three earliest of the extant plays; they are also—if we count the Heraclidae as mutilated—the three shortest.

From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes

Such a scheme, undertaken by men who had shared with one another toils and dangers, sanctioned by the Delphian oracle, under the guidance of the Heraclidae, seemed to have a promise of permanence.

From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin

Although some hold opinion that this ceremony is retained in memory of the Heraclidae, who were thus entertained and brought up by the Athenians.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

The point is clear so far, that Lycurgus himself is said to have lived in the days of the Heraclidae.

From Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Dakyns, Henry Graham