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Orestheus

Orestheus proper noun: son of Lycaon.

Proper noun

Orestheus

  1. (Greek) Son of Lycaon
  2. (Greek) Son of Deucalion

Origin of Orestheus

Borrowed from Latin Orestheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρεσθεύς (Orestheús).

Questions about Orestheus

What does Orestheus mean?
Orestheus means son of Lycaon.
What part of speech is Orestheus?
Orestheus is a proper noun.

Words near Orestheus in the dictionary

  1. oreshoots
  2. Orestean
  3. Oresteia
  4. Oresteian
  5. Orestes
  6. Orestheus
  7. Orestis
  8. Oreston
  9. orestrate
  10. Oresund
  11. Oresund Bridge

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