"Pyramus" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Pyramus" Meaning

Pyramus is a proper noun that refers to several things:

1. Lysander Pyramus: In William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Pyramus is a character who commits a tragic love suicide with Thisbe.
2. Asteroid 2212ecko a James F. Lynch's 1960 novel and its character who is a thief.
3. Pyramus and Thisbe: A ancient legend from ancient Greek mythology, with Pyramus being a young man who killed himself after his love, Thisbe, was killed.

"Pyramus" Examples

Pyramus in English

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In Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pyramus is the name of the silly, doomed lover.
Pyramus is also the name of a derogatory term for someone who is weak or timid, common in Greek culture.
In Greek mythology, Pyramus (Πυραμός) was a prince of Tyre and a son of Agenor.
In the medical notebook of the 5th century Greek physician Aëtius, there is a description of a treatment for fever using the root of a plant called Pyramus.
In the Native American lore of the Creek Nation, Pyramus is the name of a spirit who rules the wind.