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Antaeus

[ an-tee-uhs ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.


Antaeus

/ æˈپːə /

noun

  1. Greek myth an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٲa adjective
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Example Sentences

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I disagree with McNulty’s evaluation of the Antaeus production of “The Tempest.”

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Last year, Van Norden played Polonius in an otherwise unmemorable Antaeus production of “Hamlet” and made the character seem more fascinating than even Hamlet.

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So you can imagine how excited I was to attend the Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of “The Tempest,” starring Van Norden as Prospero.

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A foreshortened dining room visible through a glass door at Antaeus Theatre Company’s production of “The Little Foxes” that looked like a purely visual component until somehow, late in the play, the entire cast went in and sat around the table.

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Last year he delivered a lip-smacking Polonius in the Antaeus Theatre Co. production of “Hamlet.”

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