How do you use Apollodorus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Apollodorus in a sentence
Using Apollodorus
- In the example corpus, apollodorus often appears in combinations such as: apollodorus epitome, to apollodorus, apollodorus library.
Context around Apollodorus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apollodorus
- In this selection, "apollodorus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pseudo, consulted, architect, epitome, library and bibliotheke stand out and add context to how "apollodorus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 33 1 apollodorus library 3 and according to apollodorus paris brothers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apollodorus" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apollodorus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Possibly for one or both of these reasons, Apollodorus, Library 3.168. (12 words)
The Symposium is narrated by Apollodorus, a Socratic disciple, apparently to Glaucon. (12 words)
According to Apollodorus, Paris' brothers Helenus and Deiphobus vied over the hand of Helen. (14 words)
The story, however, is problematical – archaeological evidence (brickstamps with consular dates ) has demonstrated, e.g., that the Pantheon's dome was already under construction late in Trajan's reign (115) and probably under Apollodorus's sponsorship. (36 words)
Pausanias 10.31.2; Simpson, Gods & Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus, p. 251. Palamedes' father Nauplius sailed to the Troad and asked for justice, but was refused. (30 words)
When Trajan, predecessor to Hadrian, consulted Apollodorus about an architectural problem, Hadrian interrupted to give advice, to which Apollodorus replied, "Go away and draw your pumpkins. (26 words)
Example sentences (16)
When Trajan, predecessor to Hadrian, consulted Apollodorus about an architectural problem, Hadrian interrupted to give advice, to which Apollodorus replied, "Go away and draw your pumpkins.
According to Apollodorus, Paris' brothers Helenus and Deiphobus vied over the hand of Helen.
Aeneas took his father on his back and fled, and, according to Apollodorus, was allowed to go because of his piety.
Apollodorus' Cerberus has three dog-heads, a serpent for a tail, and the heads of many snakes on his back.
Apollodorus, Epitome 5.17 says that Cassandra warned of an armed force inside the horse, and that Laocoön agreed.
Apollodorus Epitome E.3.2 According to some later versions, upon the apple was the inscription καλλίστῃ (kallistēi, "for the fairest one").
Before the Trojan War sidebar The majority of sources for Odysseus' pre-war exploits—principally the mythographers Pseudo-Apollodorus and Hyginus —postdate Homer by many centuries.
Building activities Trajan was a prolific builder in Rome and the provinces, and many of his buildings were erected by the gifted architect Apollodorus of Damascus.
Davies, esp. pp. 8, 10. Second gathering Map of the Troad (Troas) Eight years after the storm had scattered them, Apollodorus, Epitome 3.19.
However, Helen is usually credited as Zeus' daughter, Pausanias 1.33.1; Apollodorus, Library 3.10.7.
One traditional order of the labours is found in the Bibliotheca as follows: Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 2.5.1-2.5.12.
Pausanias 10.31.2; Simpson, Gods & Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus, p. 251. Palamedes' father Nauplius sailed to the Troad and asked for justice, but was refused.
Possibly for one or both of these reasons, Apollodorus, Library 3.168.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 3. 144. Pallas was killed by Athena accidentally during a sparring fight between the two goddesses.
The story, however, is problematical – archaeological evidence (brickstamps with consular dates ) has demonstrated, e.g., that the Pantheon's dome was already under construction late in Trajan's reign (115) and probably under Apollodorus's sponsorship.
The Symposium is narrated by Apollodorus, a Socratic disciple, apparently to Glaucon.
Common combinations with apollodorus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- apollodorus epitome 3×
- to apollodorus 2×
- apollodorus library 2×