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单词 telegonus
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Telegonus

[ tuh-leg-uh-nuhs ]
/ təˈlɛg ə nəs /

noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Odysseus and Circe who unknowingly killed his father and eventually married Penelope.
a son of Proteus and the husband of Io who was killed by Hercules in a wrestling match.

Words nearby Telegonus

telefoto, teleg., telega, telegenic, telegnosis, Telegonus, telegony, telegram, telegraph, telegraph buoy, telegraphese
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Example sentences from the Web for Telegonus

  • Tradition says that he at last met his death at the hands of his illegitimate son Telegonus.

    The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • He then yielded to her solicitations and made her the mother of Telegonus.

    The Adventures of Ulysses the Wanderer|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • Telegonus marries his aged stepmother, Penelope, and Telemachus marries his father's mistress, Circe!

    The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
  • I destroyed every one of them, and was afterwards slain myself by Telegonus, a son whom I had by Circe.

    Trips to the Moon|Lucian

British Dictionary definitions for Telegonus

Telegonus
/ (tɪˈlɛɡənəs) /

noun

Greek myth a son of Odysseus and Circe, who sought his father and mistakenly killed him, later marrying Odysseus' widow Penelope
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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