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Telephus in a sentence

Telephus meaning

The son of Heracles and Auge; he was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king, and was both wounded and later healed by Achilles.

Using Telephus

  • The main meaning on this page is: The son of Heracles and Auge; he was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king, and was both wounded and later healed by Achilles.
  • In the example corpus, telephus often appears in combinations such as: and telephus, telephus was.

Context around Telephus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Telephus

  • In this selection, "telephus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gave, heal, alternatively, consulted, held and wounding stand out and add context to how "telephus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include wound and telephus was healed and achilles gave telephus a wound. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "telephus" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with telephus

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

Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound and Telephus was healed. (14 words)

Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound, and Telephus was healed. (14 words)

Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for ransom, the ransom being Achilles' aid in healing the wound. (15 words)

This view has been supported in that the entire war includes the landing in Mysia (and Telephus' wounding), Achilles's campaigns in the North Aegean and Telamonian Ajax's campaigns in Thrace and Phrygia. (34 words)

Priam decided to betroth Cassandra to Telephus’s son Eurypyplus after Telephus had reinforced the Trojans by sending them an army of Mysians to come to defend Troy for them. (30 words)

In the resulting battle, Achilles gave Telephus a wound that would not heal; Telephus consulted an oracle, who stated that "he that wounded shall heal". (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

In the resulting battle, Achilles gave Telephus a wound that would not heal; Telephus consulted an oracle, who stated that "he that wounded shall heal".

Priam decided to betroth Cassandra to Telephus’s son Eurypyplus after Telephus had reinforced the Trojans by sending them an army of Mysians to come to defend Troy for them.

Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for ransom, the ransom being Achilles' aid in healing the wound.

Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound and Telephus was healed.

Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound, and Telephus was healed.

This spear is the same with which Achilles healed Telephus by scraping off the rust.

This view has been supported in that the entire war includes the landing in Mysia (and Telephus' wounding), Achilles's campaigns in the North Aegean and Telamonian Ajax's campaigns in Thrace and Phrygia.

Common combinations with telephus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "telephus" in a sentence?
An example: "In the resulting battle, Achilles gave Telephus a wound that would not heal; Telephus consulted an oracle, who stated that "he that wounded shall heal"." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "telephus" from authentic English texts.
What does "telephus" mean?
Telephus means: The son of Heracles and Auge; he was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king, and was both wounded and later healed by Achilles.
How many example sentences with "telephus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "telephus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.