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eriphyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eri-phyle
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The daughter of King Talaus of Argos and Lysimache, who — in exchange for the Necklace of Harmonia given to her by Polynices — persuaded her husband Amphiaraus to join the doomed expedition of the Seven against Thebes. She was then slain by her son Alcmaeon.

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἐριφύλη (Eriphúlē)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἐριφύλη

Questions

What does eriphyle mean?
The daughter of King Talaus of Argos and Lysimache, who — in exchange for the Necklace of Harmonia given to her by Polynices — persuaded her husband Amphiaraus to join the doomed expedition of the Seven against Thebes. She was then slain by her son Alcmaeon.
Where does eriphyle come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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