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Nemean lion   /nˈimiən lˈaɪən/   Listen
Nemean lion

noun
1.
(Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors.





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"Nemean lion" Quotes from Famous Books



... cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve. Still am I called. Unhand me, gentlemen. By heaven I'll make a ghost of him that ...
— Shakespearean Tragedy - Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth • A. C. Bradley


Words linked to "Nemean lion" :   mythical monster, mythical creature, Greek mythology


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