Eponymous Synonyms

ĭ-pŏnə-məs
Being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. eponymic

Words Related to Eponymous

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. legendary
  2. godfather
  3. famed
  4. critically-acclaimed

Eponymous Sentence Examples

  • Jutland was acquired by Dan, the eponymous ancestor of the Danes.

  • Medus was regarded as the eponymous hero and progenitor of the Medes.

  • Telephus, was priestess of Athena Alea at Tegea, and daughter of Aleus; fleeing from Tegea, she became the wife of Teuthras, the eponymous king of Teuthrania, and her son Telephus succeeded him.

  • Nisus was the eponymous hero of the harbour of Nisaea, and local tradition makes no mention of his betrayal by his daughter.

  • According to the legend, Callisto, an Arcadian nymph, became by Zeus the mother of Arcas, the eponymous hero of the Arcadians.

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