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Zagreus

Zagreus proper noun: an obscure figure in Greek mythology who, according to Orphic tradition, was the son of Zeus and Persephone who was destroyed by the Titans but reborn through the intervention of Zeus as Dionysus.

Proper noun

Zagreus

  1. (Greek) An obscure figure in Greek mythology who, according to Orphic tradition, was the son of Zeus and Persephone who was destroyed by the Titans but reborn through the intervention of Zeus as Dionysus.

Origin of Zagreus

From Ancient Greek Ζαγρεύς (Zagreús).

Questions about Zagreus

What does Zagreus mean?
Zagreus means an obscure figure in Greek mythology who, according to Orphic tradition, was the son of Zeus and Persephone who was destroyed by the Titans but reborn through the intervention of Zeus as Dionysus.
What part of speech is Zagreus?
Zagreus is a proper noun.

Words near Zagreus in the dictionary

  1. Zagra
  2. Zagreb
  3. Zagrebačka
  4. Zagrebian
  5. Zagrebians
  6. Zagreus
  7. Zagros
  8. zags
  9. zaguan
  10. zaguanes
  11. zaguans

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