ephialtes

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noun

an incubus; a nightmare

OriginAncient Greek Ἐφιάλτης →
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Meanings

ephialtes1

nounephialtes (plural ephialtes)
  1. obsoletean incubus; a nightmare

    Those that were asleep it [a spirit] terrified with horrible visions; those that were waking it would strike, pull, or press, lying heavy upon them like an Ephialtes: so that there were perpetuall complaints every morning of their last nights rest through the whole Town.

    1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 112

Ephialtes2

proper noun
  1. An Athenian political figure who pioneered an early form of democracy.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesEither of two Giants.

Origin

ephialtes · noun

  1. Ancient GreekἘφιάλτης
  2. Englishephialtes

From Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs).

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Ephialtes · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἘφιάλτης
  2. EnglishEphialtes

From Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης
  • Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs)either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Finnish Efialtes
  • Efialteseither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
French Éphialtès, Éphialte
  • Éphialtèseither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
  • Éphialteeither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Greek Εφιάλτης
  • Εφιάλτης (Efiáltis)either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Italian Efialte
  • Efialteeither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Latin Ephialtēs
  • Ephialtēseither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Russian Эфиа́льт
  • Эфиа́льт (Efiálʹt)either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
Spanish Efialtes
  • Efialteseither the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant
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