| 单词 | Hippodamia |
| 例句 | He won the race; but there is a story that Hippodamia had more to do with the victory than Poseidon’s horses. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was happy in his marriage, although he wooed a dangerous lady who had been the cause of many deaths, the Princess Hippodamia. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Centaurs and Lapithæ To show his devotion to this newly won friend, Theseus consented to accompany him to the court of Adrastus, King of Argos, and witness his marriage to Hippodamia, daughter of the king. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z These two heads have long been called Pelops and Hippodamia, and it is very likely that the figures belonged to a chariot group. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Let vigilance but sleep and vigour fail, Authority of prescience be bereft, And, like Hippodamia, Law is left To battling, fierce brute forces, prone to blood, Civilisation's coarser Centaur-brood. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z Hieroglyphic Harlequin Hippodamia The word "babes" is among nearly 2,000 new entries in the Oxford English Dictionary. Quiz of the week's news 2011-06-17T01:19:28Z On Zeus’s right hand was Œnomaus, his wife Sterope, his charioteer Myrtilus sitting before the four horses, and two grooms; on his left, Pelops, Hippodamia, and a like number of horses and attendants. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Thus master of the kingdom of Pisa, and the hand of Hippodamia, he made bold war upon his neighbour, and conquered their land, which he named Peloponnessus, or the isle of Pelops. Heathen Mythology "Bid Antino� and Hippodamia," says she, "come to stand by my side in the halls, for alone I will not go among men, for I am ashamed." Greek Women The prize of victory was to be his daughter; the penalty of defeat was death, and the bones which laid unburied in the neighbourhood of Jupiter's temple were those of the lovers of Hippodamia. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition That descendant of Tantalus, how does he appear to you? he who sprung from Pelops, who formerly stole Hippodamia from her father-in-law, king Œnomaus, and married her by force? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero If not, young man, it will cost you dear; for I must have a bridal present for the beautiful Princess Hippodamia and there is nothing else that she would admire so much.” Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls He emigrated into Greece, where, at the court of Œnomaus, king of Elis, he beheld Hippodamia, the king's daughter, whose beauty won his heart. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Ah, Pelops from his coach was almost felled, Hippodamia's looks while he beheld! The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) During the marriage feast, one of the Centaurs, named Eurytion, or Eurytus, with the characteristic brutality of his nature, and elated by the effects of wine, offered violence to the person of Hippodamia, the bride. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The reference here is to the time of the marriage of Pirothous and Hippodamia, on which occasion the Centaurs, who were among the guests, became intoxicated, and offered indignities to the bride. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems You must bring it home in the very best condition in order to suit the exquisite taste of the beautiful Princess Hippodamia.” Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls But the love of Pelops for Hippodamia overcame all fears, and, undeterred by the terrible fate of his predecessors, he announced himself to Œnomaus as a suitor for the hand of his daughter. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome You must know, my good Perseus, I think of getting married to the beautiful Princess Hippodamia; and it is customary, on these occasions, to make the bride a present of some farfetched and elegant curiosity. Types of Children's Literature The female in the arms of the Centaur is supposed to be Hippodamia; and the figure struggling from the grasp of another Centaur, that of King Pirithous fighting for his outraged bride. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Hippodamia slaved no fashions— All that braver, elder time Is replete with simple passions Difficult to rhyme. Tobogganing on Parnassus The famous story of Pelops and Hippodamia is perhaps only another version of the legend that the first races at Olympia were run for no less a prize than a kingdom. The Golden Bough The Centaurs were admitted to the companionship of man, and at the marriage of Pirithous with Hippodamia, they were among the guests. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable |
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