Synonyms for proteus
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : proh-tee-uh s, -tyoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈproʊ ti əs, -tyus |
Top 10 synonyms for proteus Other synonyms for the word proteus
Définition of proteus
Origin :- c.1400, from Greek Proteus (see Protean).
- As in Jekyll and Hyde : noun dual personality
- As in amphibian : noun cold-blooded vertebrate
- As in jack-of-all-trades : noun handy person
- That all this is true to Shakespeare appears from the fact that it is false to the character of Proteus.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- And what see I on any side but the transmigrations of Proteus?
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But the Sophist is the Proteus who takes the likeness of all of them; all other deceivers have a piece of him in them.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- By Proteus, the old shepherd of the seals, you slumber uneasily.
- Extract from : « Thais » by Anatole France
- Proteus rescues her, and threatens to resume his suit with violence.
- Extract from : « William Shakespeare » by John Masefield
- Stress is strongly laid by the poet upon the fact that Proteus is of Egypt.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- For it is Proteus who sends Menelaus back to the Gods whom he has neglected and offended.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- He is to hear the Tale of Proteus and feel its purport in relation to his own discipline.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- The interpretations which the story of Proteus has received are simply infinite.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- He will present a phase of life not known to the East, not known to Egyptian Proteus.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
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