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

We Athenians are the sons of Theseus, ranged against the Heraclidae, Dorians, and Ionians.

From Historical Miniatures by Strindberg, August

The Heraclidae, who thus became practically masters of Peloponnesus, proceeded to distribute its territory among themselves by lot.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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

The Heraclidae and the Dorians now divided between them the dominions of Tisamenus and of the other Achaean princes.

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