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Meaning of lestrigones



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lestrigones
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Sust. MASC. plrl. of lestrigón. 1 Tribes of antropófagos giants that according to legend ( the Odyssey of Homer, including ) and mythological poems lived in Campania, Lazio and Sicily, Italy. 2 Epithet in the centuries XVII and XVIII applying to native Caribs. Possible etymology: from the Greek «leestrikós»: brigante, predator. Synonym: Cannibal ( is 41.

  










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