Laertes - Definitions from Dictionary.com

4 results for: Laertes

Browse Nearby Entries

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

La·er·tes

Audio Help [ley-ur-teez, -air-] Pronunciation Key

–noun Classical Mythology.

the father of Odysseus.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Laertes

To learn more about Laertes visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

La·er·tes Audio Help (lā-ûr'tēz, -âr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology
The father of Odysseus.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Laertes

king of Ithaca, father of Odysseus, Gk., lit. "gatherer of the people," from laos "people" + eirein "to fasten together."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

laertes
noun
(Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus

Browse Nearby Entries:

laemmergeyer
laemmle
laemmle, carl
laemodipod
laemodipoda
laemodipodous
laeng
laennec
laennec's cirrhosis
laennec, rene theophile h..
laeo

laeop
laeotropic
laep
laer
laerte
laertes
laertes'
laes
laesi
laestrygon
laestrygones

laestrygonians
laetare sunday
laetere sunday
laetificant
laetitia
laetrile
laetrile's
laev
laevigate
laevo-
laevorotatory

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web