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Aeëtes in a sentence

Aeëtes meaning

A king of Colchis, son of Helios and Perseis.

Using Aeëtes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A king of Colchis, son of Helios and Perseis.
  • In the example corpus, aeëtes often appears in combinations such as: king aeëtes.

Context around Aeëtes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 2× accounts 1× finally 1× children 1× motif 1×

Often after:

sows 1× circe 1× promised 1×

Sentence patterns with Aeëtes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aeëtes then married 1× father king aeëtes of colchis 1× finally aeëtes made jason 1× four children aeëtes circe pasiphae 1× home king aeëtes sows hydra 1× mythic motif aeëtes promised to 1× some accounts aeëtes and idyia 1× son of aeëtes through asterodea 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aeëtes then married 1× by some accounts 1× finally aeëtes made 1× helios and his 1× in a familiar 1×

Common sentence endings:

aeëtes of colchis 1× aeëtes through asterodea 1× guarded the fleece 1× of their children 1× pasiphae and perses 1× perform certain tasks 1×

Words around Aeëtes

Just before it in the word index:

aee 8 aedui 9 aedt 39 aeds 13 aedpa 3 aedon 4

Just after it in the word index:

aef 12 aeffe 2 aefi 2 aeg 30 aegae 2 aegean 169

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Aeëtes

  • In this selection, "aeëtes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, accounts, finally, sows, circe and promised stand out and add context to how "aeëtes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aeëtes then married and father king aeëtes of colchis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aeëtes" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aeëtes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Aeëtes then married Idyia (or Iduia) and Medea was one of their children. (13 words)

Finally, Aeëtes made Jason fight and kill the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece. (14 words)

Helios and his wife Perse (or Perses) had four children: Aeëtes, Circe, Pasiphae, and Perses. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

By some accounts, Aeëtes and Idyia only had two daughters, Medea and Chalciope (or Chalkiope) and Apsyrtus (or Apsyrtos) was the son of Aeëtes through Asterodea. (26 words)

One of the only uncontested facts is that she is a direct descendant of the sun god Helios through her father King Aeëtes of Colchis. (25 words)

Before they can return home, King Aeëtes () sows hydra teeth into the ground, which sprout into skeleton warriors to stop them. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

By some accounts, Aeëtes and Idyia only had two daughters, Medea and Chalciope (or Chalkiope) and Apsyrtus (or Apsyrtos) was the son of Aeëtes through Asterodea.

Before they can return home, King Aeëtes () sows hydra teeth into the ground, which sprout into skeleton warriors to stop them.

Aeëtes then married Idyia (or Iduia) and Medea was one of their children.

Finally, Aeëtes made Jason fight and kill the sleepless dragon that guarded the fleece.

Helios and his wife Perse (or Perses) had four children: Aeëtes, Circe, Pasiphae, and Perses.

In a familiar mythic motif, Aeëtes promised to give him the fleece, but only if he could perform certain tasks.

One of the only uncontested facts is that she is a direct descendant of the sun god Helios through her father King Aeëtes of Colchis.

Common combinations with aeëtes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aeëtes" in a sentence?
An example: "By some accounts, Aeëtes and Idyia only had two daughters, Medea and Chalciope (or Chalkiope) and Apsyrtus (or Apsyrtos) was the son of Aeëtes through Asterodea." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "aeëtes" from authentic English texts.
What does "aeëtes" mean?
Aeëtes means: A king of Colchis, son of Helios and Perseis.
How many example sentences with "aeëtes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "aeëtes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.