(n) (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
‖n. [ LL. archēus, Gr. 'archai^os ancient, primeval, fr. 'archh` beginning. See Archi-, pref. ] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. E. Corypheuses (-&ebreve_;z), L. Coryphei [ L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. koryfh` head. ] (Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest. [ 1913 Webster ]
That noted corypheus [ Dr. John Owen ] of the Independent faction. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. Gr. Morfey`s prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. morfh` form, shape. ] (Class. Myth.) The god of dreams. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ L. Orpheus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Gr. Myth.) The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to have forethought for. ] (Class. Myth.) The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver. [ 1913 Webster ]
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