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Palamedes is an English word starting with the letter P. With 9 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Palamedes in a sentence

Using Palamedes

  • In the example corpus, palamedes often appears in combinations such as: palamedes for, of palamedes.

Context around Palamedes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

forgives 1× 251 1× forgiven 1×

Often after:

treachery 1× odysseus 1× set 1× father 1× stoned 1×

Sentence patterns with Palamedes

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

be from palamedes 1× death of palamedes has many 1× death of palamedes odysseus was 1× never forgiven palamedes for threatening 1× never forgives palamedes for unmasking 1× p 251 palamedes father nauplius 1× palamedes set out 1× reward for palamedes treachery 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a sum of 1× kakrides vol 5 1× one tradition says 1× other stories from 1× palamedes set out 1× pausanias 10 31 1×

Common sentence endings:

back empty handed 1× be from palamedes 1× but was refused 1× for palamedes treachery 1× has many versions 1× in his downfall 1×

Words around Palamedes

Just before it in the word index:

palamas 6 palama 4 palam 9 palaly 2 palalay 2 palakkad 18

Just after it in the word index:

palamedu 2 palampur 3 palamu 2 palan 2 palana 6 palanca 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abcon 12 abdelhamid 12 abdelkader 12

Corpus analysis for Palamedes

  • In this selection, "palamedes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, forgives, 251, forgiven, treachery, odysseus and set stand out and add context to how "palamedes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be from palamedes and death of palamedes has many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palamedes" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palamedes

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

Palamedes set out and returned with a shipload of grain. (10 words)

This is evidence enough for the Greeks, and they have Palamedes stoned to death. (14 words)

A sum of gold is mentioned to have been sent as a reward for Palamedes' treachery. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

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)

Kakrides vol. 5 p. 92. Death of Palamedes Odysseus was sent to Thrace to return with grain, but came back empty-handed. (22 words)

Servius, Scholium on Virgil's Aeneid 2.81 Odysseus had never forgiven Palamedes for threatening the life of his son. (20 words)

Example sentences (9)

According to some, Odysseus never forgives Palamedes for unmasking his feigned madness and plays a part in his downfall.

A sum of gold is mentioned to have been sent as a reward for Palamedes' treachery.

Kakrides vol. 5 p. 92. Death of Palamedes Odysseus was sent to Thrace to return with grain, but came back empty-handed.

One tradition says Odysseus convinces a Trojan captive to write a letter pretending to be from Palamedes.

Other stories from the Trojan War The story of the death of Palamedes has many versions.

Palamedes set out and returned with a shipload of grain.

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.

Servius, Scholium on Virgil's Aeneid 2.81 Odysseus had never forgiven Palamedes for threatening the life of his son.

This is evidence enough for the Greeks, and they have Palamedes stoned to death.

Common combinations with palamedes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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