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Hyrieus

/ˈhɪriˌuːs/

Hyrieus proper noun: a Boeotian man (a king or, sometimes, a peasant) who was the father of the giant huntsman Orion.

Proper noun

Hyrieus

  1. (Greek) A Boeotian man (a king or, sometimes, a peasant) who was the father of the giant huntsman Orion.
    • Another version of Orion’s birth dispenses with Earth and says that Hyrieus was not a king, but rather a humble bee-keeper and farmer who, in his old age, regretted his decision to have no children.1983 January, Astronomy magazine, AstroMedia Corp., skylore, page 47, column 3

Origin of Hyrieus

From Latin Hyrieus.

Questions about Hyrieus

What does Hyrieus mean?
Hyrieus means a Boeotian man (a king or, sometimes, a peasant) who was the father of the giant huntsman Orion.
What part of speech is Hyrieus?
Hyrieus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hyrieus?
Hyrieus is pronounced /ˈhɪriˌuːs/.

Words near Hyrieus in the dictionary

  1. hyrcanoside
  2. Hyrcanus
  3. Hyre
  4. hyreling
  5. Hyres
  6. Hyrieus
  7. hyriid
  8. hyriids
  9. Hyrrokin
  10. hyrtioreticulin
  11. Hyrum

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