Cepheus Definitions

Useful Words

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Zeus : یونان کا سب سے بڑا دیوتا , Aides : یونانی دیوتا , Agamemnon : یونانی بادشاہ , Coptic : قبطی , Helen : قدیم یونانی شہزادی , Ahab : قدیم اسرائیل کا بادشاہ , Adam : آدم , Addis Ababa : حبشہ کا دارالحکومت , Eritrea : افریکہ کا ملک , Hecate : افزائش نسل کی دیوی , Aglaia : یونانی دیوی , Hymen : شادی کا دیوتا , Oread : پہاڑی پری , Nereid : جل پری , Thalia : ثلائیہ , Calypso : قدیم یونانی افسانوی پری , Adonis : یونانی دیوتا کا پسندیدہ لڑکا , Luna : چاند کی دیوی , Jove : رومیوں کا دیوتا , Acheron : موت کا دریا , Nike : نایک؛ زمین سے فضا میں مار کرنے والا راکٹ یا میزائیل , Hebe : یونانی دیوی , Aegisthus : قدیم یونانی دیوتا , Pegasus : ایک برادر گہوڑا , Ethiopian : ایتہوپیا کا باسی , Abyssinia : ملک حبشہ , Haile Selassie : ایتھوپیا کا حاکم , Aeschylus : مشکلات بھری اداکاری کرنے والا , Canute : ڈینمارک اور نوروے کا قدیم بادشاہ , Achilles : قدیم یونانی جنگجو , Polyandrous : ایک وقت میں ایک سے زیادہ شوہر ہونا

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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.

Aides: (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.

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

Coptic: the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet.

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.

Ahab: according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).

Adam: (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race.

Addis Ababa: the capital of Ethiopia and the country`s largest city; located in central Ethiopia.

Eritrea: an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993.

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

Aglaia: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces.

Hymen: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage.

Oread: (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs.

Nereid: (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus.

Thalia: (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.

Calypso: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years.

Adonis: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone.

Luna: (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene.

Jove: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus.

Acheron: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.

Nike: (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria.

Hebe: (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods.

Aegisthus: (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon`s son Orestes returned home and killed him.

Pegasus: (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination.

Ethiopian: a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia.

Abyssinia: Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia.

Haile Selassie: emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975).

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

Canute: king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035).

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`.

Polyandrous: having more than one husband at a time.