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Megara meaning

A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.

Using Megara

  • The main meaning on this page is: A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.
  • In the example corpus, megara often appears in combinations such as: of megara, megara and, megara was.

Context around Megara

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wife 1× hercules 1× meanwhile 1× attacked 1×

Often after:

deserted 1× specialized 1× fell 1×

Sentence patterns with Megara

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

445 bc megara was returned 1× alcmene in megara 1× based in megara i 1× camped at megara where nisos 1× children by megara 1× died and megara fell to 1× greeks from megara in c 1× heracles by megara are collectively 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to reliable 1× after proving she 1× by the terms 1× byzantium was colonised 1× however the god 1× if megara from 1×

Common sentence endings:

alcmene in megara 1× and individual names 1× and their sons 1× c 657 bc 1× children by megara 1× fell to crete 1×

Words around Megara

Just before it in the word index:

megaquake 3 megaprojects 11 megaproject 18 megaport 2 megapopular 2 megaponera 3

Just after it in the word index:

megarbane 2 megarian 5 megarians 2 megarocket 2 megaron 6 megas 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Megara

  • In this selection, "megara" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wife, hercules, meanwhile, deserted, specialized and fell stand out and add context to how "megara" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 445 bc megara was returned and alcmene in megara. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "megara" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with megara

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

Nisus died and Megara fell to Crete. (7 words)

Byzantium was colonised by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC. (12 words)

In a fit of madness, induced by Hera, Heracles killed his children by Megara. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

After proving she had the vocal chops to pull off Hercules' Megara during The Disney Family Singalong, fans have since clamoured for her to play the character now that a live-action Disney adaptation has been announced. (37 words)

The ceremony involved sinking sacrifices into the earth by night and retrieving the decaying remains of pigs that had been placed in the megara of Demeter (trenches and pits or natural clefts in rock), the previous year. (37 words)

Meanwhile, Megara's character seems very far from the quips of old, appearing briefly with an entirely mute Phil to tick off a box rather than add anything specific to the overall experience. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

She later induced a madness in Hercules that made him unknowingly kill his wife, Megara, and their sons.

According to reliable Disney source the Disinsider, the three-time Grammy winner is among names being considered for the role of Megara.

After proving she had the vocal chops to pull off Hercules' Megara during The Disney Family Singalong, fans have since clamoured for her to play the character now that a live-action Disney adaptation has been announced.

If Megara from Hercules ever got to wear a tiara, it would surely be this one.

Meanwhile, Megara's character seems very far from the quips of old, appearing briefly with an entirely mute Phil to tick off a box rather than add anything specific to the overall experience.

And against the sack of Megara, it had to endure the temporary capture of the castle of Aegina by Kemal Reis and the abduction of 2000 inhabitants.

By the terms of the Thirty Years' Peace of 446-445 BC Megara was returned to the Peloponnesian League.

Byzantium was colonised by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC.

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However, the god in Delphi gave the Heracleidae an oracle that it was better to bury Alcmene in Megara.

In a fit of madness, induced by Hera, Heracles killed his children by Megara.

Megara deserted the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League and allied herself with Athens, allowing construction of a double line of walls across the Isthmus of Corinth and protecting Athens from attack from that quarter.

Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses.

Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring poleis.

Minos attacked Megara but Nisus knew he could not be beaten because he still had his lock of crimson hair.

Nisus died and Megara fell to Crete.

Nisus was King of Megara, and he was invincible as long as a lock of crimson hair still existed, hidden in his white hair.

Outraged, Minos went to Athens to avenge his son, and on the way he camped at Megara where Nisos lived.

The ceremony involved sinking sacrifices into the earth by night and retrieving the decaying remains of pigs that had been placed in the megara of Demeter (trenches and pits or natural clefts in rock), the previous year.

The children of Heracles by Megara are collectively well known because of their ill fate, but there is some disagreement among sources as to their number and individual names.

The Dodecanese Islands had been occupied by the British; the Luftwaffe committed 75 Stukas of StG 3 based in Megara (I.

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Common combinations with megara

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "megara" in a sentence?
An example: "She later induced a madness in Hercules that made him unknowingly kill his wife, Megara, and their sons." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "megara" from authentic English texts.
What does "megara" mean?
Megara means: A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.
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