ΦΑΛΑΡΙΣ, φαλαρις
PHALARIS, phalaris
Sounds Like: fah-LAH-rees
Translations: Phalaris
From the root: ΦΑΛΑΡΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Phalaris was a tyrant of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, who ruled from approximately 570 to 554 BC. He is infamous for his extreme cruelty, particularly for the invention of the Brazen Bull, a torture device used to roast victims alive. His name became synonymous with tyranny and cruelty in ancient Greek literature.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 5:42
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΑΛΑΡΙΣ.
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- ΦΑΛΑΡΙΔΟΣ — of Phalaris
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