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Aratus

/əˈɹeɪtəs/

Aratus proper noun: a healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus.

Proper noun

Aratus

  1. (Greek) A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus.
  2. An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Origin of Aratus

Borrowed from Latin Arātus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

Questions about Aratus

What does Aratus mean?
Aratus means a healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus.
What part of speech is Aratus?
Aratus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aratus?
Aratus is pronounced /əˈɹeɪtəs/.

Words near Aratus in the dictionary

  1. arational
  2. arationality
  3. aratis
  4. Aratsani
  5. Aratula
  6. Aratus
  7. Aratürük
  8. Arau
  9. Arauan
  10. Arauca
  11. Araucana

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