- Pandarus
- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Pandaros Date: 14th century a Lycian archer in the Trojan War who in medieval legend procures Cressida for Troilus
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Pandărus — (P. Leach.), Untergattung der Fischlaus, s.d. f) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pandarus — [pan′də rəs] n. [L < Gr Pandaros] a leader of the Lycians in the Trojan War: in medieval romances and in Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare, he acts as the go between for Troilus and Cressida … English World dictionary
Pandarus — In Homer s Iliad , Pandarus or Pandaros is a famous archer and the son of Lycaon. Pandarus, who fights on the side of Troy in the Trojan War, first appears in Book Two of the Iliad. In Book Four, he shoots Menelaus and wounds him with an arrow,… … Wikipedia
PANDARUS — I. PANDARUS Alcanoris Idaei fil. una cum fratre Bitia a Turno interfectus. Virg. Aen. l. 9. v. 735. Tum Pandarus ingens Emicat, et mortis fraternae fervidus irâ Effatur, etc. II. PANDARUS Lycaonis fil. Homer. Il. δ. iussu Minervae certamen… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Pandarus — /pan deuhr euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of… … Universalium
pandarus — ˈpandərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Pandarus, in Greek mythology leader of the Lycians in the Trojan war, from Greek Pandaros : a genus of fish lice attacking the skin of marine fishes … Useful english dictionary
Pandarus (Asteroid) — Asteroid (2674) Pandarus Eigenschaften des Orbits Orbittyp Jupiter Trojaner (L5) Große Halbachse 5,1724 AE Exzentrizität 0,0677 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pandarus — noun An archer on the side of Troy in the Trojan War who precipitates the war by breaking a truce … Wiktionary
pandarus — pan·da·rus … English syllables
Pandarus — Pan•da•rus [[t]ˈpæn dər əs[/t]] n. myt lit. a Lycian ally of Priam in the Trojan War: in medieval legend, the procurer of Cressida for Troilus … From formal English to slang
