Chapter V
Chapter 5
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Pygmalion. Dryope. Venus and Adonis. Apollo and Hyacinthus. Ceyx and Halcyone.
The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy
Chapter V · Chapter 5
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Pygmalion.
Dryope.
Venus
and
Adonis.
Apollo
and
Hyacinthus.
Ceyx
and
Halcyone.
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The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy
Chapter V · Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of The Wooden Horse of the Fall of Troy is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Pygmalion.
/ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
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Dryope.
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Venus
and
Adonis.
/ˈviːnəs ənd əˈdɑːnəs/
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Apollo
and
Hyacinthus.
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Ceyx
and
Halcyone.
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Adonis
noun
US /əˈdɑːnəs/
any handsome young man
From this reading “Venus and Adonis.”
Apollo
noun
US /əˈpɑːloʊ/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading “Apollo and Hyacinthus.”
Pygmalion
noun
US /ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From this reading “Pygmalion.”
Venus
noun
US /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “Venus and Adonis.”
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AdonisnounUS /əˈdɑːnəs/
any handsome young man
From this reading Venus and Adonis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Venus and Adonis.
ApollonounUS /əˈpɑːloʊ/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading Apollo and Hyacinthus.
Ceyx
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ceyx and Halcyone.
Dryope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dryope.
Halcyone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ceyx and Halcyone.
Hyacinthus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apollo and Hyacinthus.
PygmalionnounUS /ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From this reading Pygmalion.
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Venus and Adonis.
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