English Explanatory Dictionary

Aratus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podaleirios, Telesphoros.
  2. An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹeɪtəs/

Word forms

Aratus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

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