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Lityerses

Lityerses proper noun: an illegitimate son of Midas (or of Comis) and Demeter, who challenged people to harvesting contests and beheaded those he beat, putting the rest of their bodies in the sheaves. Heracles won the contest and killed him.

Proper noun

Lityerses

  1. (Greek) An illegitimate son of Midas (or of Comis) and Demeter, who challenged people to harvesting contests and beheaded those he beat, putting the rest of their bodies in the sheaves. Heracles won the contest and killed him.

Origin of Lityerses

From Ancient Greek Λιτυέρσης (Lituérsēs).

Questions about Lityerses

What does Lityerses mean?
Lityerses means an illegitimate son of Midas (or of Comis) and Demeter, who challenged people to harvesting contests and beheaded those he beat, putting the rest of their bodies in the sheaves. Heracles won the contest and killed him.
What part of speech is Lityerses?
Lityerses is a proper noun.

Words near Lityerses in the dictionary

  1. Litwack
  2. Litwiller
  3. Litwillers
  4. Litwin
  5. Litwyn
  6. Lityerses
  7. Litz
  8. Litzes
  9. Litzie
  10. litzine
  11. litzines

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