Alcmaeon

[ alk-mee-uhn ]

/ ælkˈmi ən /

noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies.

Words nearby Alcmaeon

Alcimedon, Alcindor, Alcinoüs, Alcithoë, ALCM, Alcmaeon, Alcman, Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock

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Example sentences from the Web for Alcmaeon

Alcibiades, it is supposed, was descended from Ajax, by his father's side; and by his mother's side from Alcmaeon.
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch|Plutarch
Alcmaeon introduced also the doctrine that health depends on harmony, disease on discord of the elements within the body.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
It led to the death of Eriphyle, of Alcmaeon, of Phegeus and his sons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various
Alcmaeon, that they receive their nourishment from every part of the body; as a sponge sucks in water.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

Alcmaeon says that a moist warmth in the tongue, joined with the softness of it, gives the difference of taste.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch

Medical definitions for Alcmaeon

Alcmaeon

[ ălk-mē′ən ]

fl. sixth century bc.

Greek physician and philosopher. He was the first known anatomist and probably the first to perform scientific dissections of human bodies.

单词	alcmaeon
释义	Alcmaeon [ alk-mee-uhn ] / ælkˈmi ən / noun Classical Mythology. a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies. Words nearby Alcmaeon Alcimedon, Alcindor, Alcinoüs, Alcithoë, ALCM, Alcmaeon, Alcman, Alcmanic verse, Alcmene, alco-, Alcock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Alcmaeon Alcibiades, it is supposed, was descended from Ajax, by his father's side; and by his mother's side from Alcmaeon. The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch\|Plutarch Alcmaeon introduced also the doctrine that health depends on harmony, disease on discord of the elements within the body. The Legacy of Greece\|Various It led to the death of Eriphyle, of Alcmaeon, of Phegeus and his sons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8\|Various Alcmaeon, that they receive their nourishment from every part of the body; as a sponge sucks in water. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch Alcmaeon says that a moist warmth in the tongue, joined with the softness of it, gives the difference of taste. Essays and Miscellanies\|Plutarch Medical definitions for Alcmaeon Alcmaeon [ ălk-mē′ən ] fl. sixth century bc. Greek physician and philosopher. He was the first known anatomist and probably the first to perform scientific dissections of human bodies. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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