Amazonomachiae
Syllables: Ama·zon·o·mach·i·aeUK/ˌæ.mə.zɒ.nəˈmæ.ki.iː/US/ˌæ.məˌzɑ.nəˈmeɪ.kiˌi/
Amazonomachiae is the plural of Amazonomachia.
Meaning of Amazonomachia
Noun
Amazonomachia (plural Amazonomachias or Amazonomachiae or (rare) Amazonomachiai)
- A battle with Amazons (“mythical female warriors thought to inhabit the Black Sea region”); also (art), an artistic representation of such a scene.
- In style these vases have the general Apulian type, and their art is of the same late period. […] Among the subjects are the usual Eros and Aphrodite of this style, Phrixos crossing the Hellespont on the ram, Orestes at Delphi, the sacrifice of the ram of Tantalos, Aktaion seized by his dogs, the...1873, Samuel Birch, chapter X, in History of Ancient Pottery, Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, new edition, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, pages 422–423
- Synonyms:
- Amazonomachy
Origin of Amazonomachiae
From Amazonomachia + Latin -iae (plural form of -ia).
Questions about Amazonomachiae
- What is Amazonomachiae the plural of?
- Amazonomachiae is the plural of Amazonomachia.
- How do you pronounce Amazonomachiae?
- Amazonomachiae is pronounced /ˌæ.mə.zɒ.nəˈmæ.ki.iː/ (UK).
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