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• Heraclid — Heraclidan /her euh kluyd n/, adj. /her euh klid/, n., pl. Heraclidae /her euh kluy dee/. a person claiming descent from Hercules, esp. one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta. * * * …   Universalium

• Heraclid — /ˈhɛrəklɪd/ (say heruhklid) noun (plural Heraclidae /hɛrəˈklaɪdi/ (say heruh kluydee)) a descendant of Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta, who claimed descent from him. Also, Heraklid. –Heraclidan /ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdn/ (say… …  

• Heraclid — Heraclidan /her euh kluyd n/, adj. /her euh klid/, n., pl. Heraclidae /her euh kluy dee/. a person claiming descent from Hercules, esp. one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta. * * * Herˈaclid noun A person claiming such descent • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

• Heraclid — can refer to a number of things:*Heracleidae, one who had or claimed descent from the mythological Heracles *Ioan Iacob Heraclid, a Greek soldier and ruler of Moldavia in the 16th centuryee also*Heraclides Ponticus, a Greek philosopher who lived… …   Wikipedia

• Ioan Iacob Heraclid — Despot Vodă Ioan Iacob Heraclid (or Eraclid) (1511–1563), also known as Jacob Heraclides, was a Greek soldier and ruler of Moldavia from November 1561 to November 1563, most notable for being the first officially Protestant monarch in Eastern… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Macedonians — The expansion of ancient Macedon up to the death of King Philip II (r. 359–336 BC). The Macedonians (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers …   Wikipedia

• Omphale — For the city in Sicily, formerly called Omphale, see Daedalium. Hercules and Omphale (detail), by Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder In Greek mythology, Omphale (Ancient Greek: Ὀμφάλη) was a daughter of Iardanus, either a king of Lydia, or a r …   Wikipedia

• Lydia — This article is about the ancient kingdom in Anatolia. For other uses, see Lydia (disambiguation). Lydia (Λυδία) Ancient Region of Anatolia Byzantine shops at Sardis …   Wikipedia

• Merope (wife of Cresphontes) — Merope (Ancient Greek: Μερόπη) was the daughter of King Cypselus of Arcadia and wife of Cresphontes, the Heraclid king of Messenia. After the murder of her husband and her two older children by Polyphontes (another Heraclid), Merope was forced to …   Wikipedia

• Aepytus — (Greek: polytonic|Αίπυτος) can refer to several people in Classical mythology: [Citation last = Schmitz first = Leonhard author link = contribution = Aepytus (1), (2) and (3) editor last = Smith editor first = William title = Dictionary of Greek… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Greece — The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, located on the Acropolis in Athens, is one of the most representative symbols of the …   Wikipedia