Laestrygonian

English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Laes‧try‧gon‧i‧an
  • IPA^(key): /lɛstɹɪ.ˈɡoʊni.ən/
• AHD: /lēĕ?strīgōnēŏn/

Noun

Laestrygonian (plural Laestrygonians)

1. (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.
   • 1900, (translated by) George Herbert Palmer, The Odyssey of Homer, Houghton, Mifflin and Company

     Before town they met a maiden drawing water, the stately daughter of the Laestrygonian Antiphades.

Translations

• Note: These are translations for the plural noun.

tribe

• French: Lestrygon (fr) m
• German: Laistrygonen
• Greek: Λαιστρυγόνες (el) m pl (Laistrygónes)
• Latin: Laestrȳgōniae, Laestrȳgōn
• Polish: Lajstrygon (pl)

Adjective

Laestrygonian (not comparable)

1. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to that tribe.

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