The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd Ed.) (1911)

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THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

The unfortunate sequel of this second marriage we have already seen.[233] Nephele, apprehending danger to her children from the influence of their stepmother, took measures to put them out of her reach.

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Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd Ed.) (1911) is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163. Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly. Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle. After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus. The unfortunate sequel of this second marriage we have already seen.[233] Nephele, apprehending danger to her children from the influence of their stepmother, took measures to put them out of her reach.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd Ed.) (1911)

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd Ed.) (1911) is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

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Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

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Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

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After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

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apprehending verb US /ˌæprɪˈhendɪŋ/

-ing form of “apprehend” — get the meaning of something

From this reading “The unfortunate sequel of this second marriage we have already seen.[233] Nephele, apprehending danger to her children from the influence of their stepmother, took measures to put them out of her reach.”

Cadmus noun US /ˈkædməs/

(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia

From this reading “After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.”

Descendants noun US /dɪˈsendənts/

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading “Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.”

descended verb US /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading “Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.”

indifferent adjective US /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading “After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.”

measures noun US /ˈmeʒərz/

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

sequel noun US /ˈsiːkwəl/

something that follows something else

stepmother noun US /ˈstepmʌðər/

the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

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second marriage noun + noun

In this reading “The unfortunate sequel of this second marriage we have already seen.[233] Nephele, apprehending danger to her children from the influence of their stepmother, took measures to put them out of her reach.”

descended from verb + particle counted as “descend from”

In this reading “Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.”

two children noun + noun counted as “two child”

In this reading “Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.”

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163

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From this reading THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

233

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From this reading The unfortunate sequel of this second marriage we have already seen.[233] Nephele, apprehending danger to her children from the influence of their stepmother, took measures to put them out of her reach.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

apprehendingverbUS /ˌæprɪˈhendɪŋ/

-ing form of “apprehend” — get the meaning of something

Athamas

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From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

CadmusnounUS /ˈkædməs/

(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

DescendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

Deucalion

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From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

Helle

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From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

Hellen

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From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

Ino

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From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Nephele

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From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

Phrixus

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From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

sequelnounUS /ˈsiːkwəl/

something that follows something else

Sisyphusnoun

(Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

stepmothernounUS /ˈstepmʌðər/

the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

Thessalynoun

a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After a time, growing indifferent to his wife, Athamas put her away and took Ino, the daughter of Cadmus.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Descendants of Deucalion.= Athamas, brother of Sisyphus, was descended from Æolus, whose father, Hellen, was the son of Deucalion of Thessaly.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Athamas had by his wife Nephele two children, Phrixus and Helle.

ÆOLUS

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From this reading THE FAMILY OF ÆOLUS =163.

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