Aeneas Definitions

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Achilles : قدیم یونانی جنگجو , Helen : قدیم یونانی شہزادی , Agamemnon : یونانی بادشاہ , Abydos : قدیم یونانی قصبہ , Armin : جرمن ہیرو , Publius Vergilius Maro : ایک رومی شاعر , Martial : عسکری , Crusader : صلیبی جنگ لڑنے والا , Fable : قصہ , Procrustean : بے رحمی کے ساتھ , Mantichora : ایک اساطیری جانور , Aeschylus : مشکلات بھری اداکاری کرنے والا , Row House : ایک ہی قطار میں بنے ہوئے مکانات میں سے کوئی ایک , Left : بائیں جانب , Blinder : چشم بند , Hobble : ٹانگیں باندھنا , Gyrostabiliser : توازن گر , Chunk : ترتیب دینا , Row : صف , Halcyon : ایک قسم کا پرندہ , Shake : ڈگمگانہ , Appose : پہلو بہ پہلو رکھنا , Collocate : ساتھ ساتھ آنا , Epic Poetry : تعریفی شاعری , Hecate : افزائش نسل کی دیوی , Epic : طویل تعریفی نظم , Apposition : پہلو بہ پہلو رکھنے کا عمل , Collateral : پہلو بہ پہلو , Aesculapius : یونانی طرز فکر کے مطابق طب کا دیوتا , Zeus : یونان کا سب سے بڑا دیوتا , Alcides : رستم

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Achilles: a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles` heel`.

Helen: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War.

Agamemnon: (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War.

Abydos: an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander.

Armin: German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19).

Publius Vergilius Maro: a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid` (70-19 BC).

Martial: (of persons) befitting a warrior.

Crusader: a warrior who engages in a holy war.

Fable: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.

Procrustean: of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him.

Mantichora: a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.

Aeschylus: Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC).

Row House: a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls.

Left: location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east.

Blinder: blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side.

Hobble: strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison.

Gyrostabiliser: a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane.

Chunk: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side.

Row: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line.

Halcyon: a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves.

Shake: causing to move repeatedly from side to side.

Appose: place side by side or in close proximity.

Collocate: have a strong tendency to occur side by side.

Epic Poetry: poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero.

Hecate: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches.

Epic: a long narrative poem telling of a hero`s deeds.

Apposition: the act of positioning close together (or side by side).

Collateral: situated or running side by side.

Aesculapius: son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea.

Zeus: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter.

Alcides: (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality.