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Meaning of Hyrieus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈhɪriˌuːs/

Definitions

A Boeotian man (a king or, sometimes, a peasant) who was the father of the giant huntsman Orion.

Greek

Examples

“Another version of Orion’s birth dispenses with Earth and says that Hyrieus was not a king, but rather a humble bee-keeper and farmer who, in his old age, regretted his decision to have no children.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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