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
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
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
Cotnari — (Romanian pronunciation: [kotˈnarʲ]) is a village and the center of the eponymous commune in Iaşi County, Romania, in the informal region of Moldova. It is located north west of Iaşi and south of Hârlău, in a major wine producing region of… … 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
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
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
Dorians — This article is about the population of ancient Greece. For other uses, see Dorian (disambiguation). History of Greece This article is part of … Wikipedia