Definition of Aidoneus

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.

Exact synonyms: Aides, Hades, Pluto
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity
Derivative terms: Hadean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aidoneus

Ahumada-Del Castillo syndrome
Ahuna Vairya
Ahura
Ahura Mazda
Ahvenanmaa
Ahwai
Aicardi's syndrome
Aich's metal
Aichi
Aicken
Aida
Aidan
Aiden
Aidenn
Aides
Aidoneus
Aiea
Aigaleo
Aigburth
Aighton
Aigina
Aigio
Aiken
Aikens
Aikin
Aikins
Ailanthus altissima
Aileen
Ailey
Ailill mac Máta

Literary usage of Aidoneus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum (1921)
"And aidoneus, hearing the command of Zeus that might not be denied, ... So aidoneus, the dark lord of the Underworld said, and he made ready the iron ..."

2. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age by William Ewart Gladstone (1858)
"aidoneus. There is a marked contrast between the mere rank of Aides or aidoneus, and his want of substance and of activity, in the poems. ..."

3. Juventus mundi: the gods and men of the heroic age by William Ewart Gladstone (1869)
"aidoneus. The figure of aidoneus, or Aides, is one of the most obscure in the whole Homeric mythology. Yet here too there is, as I think, ..."

4. The Mythology of the Aryan Nations by George William Cox (1882)
"... he would be also Hades, Ais, or aidoneus, the king of the lower world ; and the identity of the two is proved not only by these titles ..."

5. Early Greek Philosophy by John Burnet (1908)
"Now this is the dark element, and night is a form of it, so it would naturally be identified with aidoneus. Again, Empedokles calls Hera ..."

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