He broke the tradition of stentorian tenors, whose big voices and melodramatic high notes were needed to fill the concert halls and vaudeville houses. ... Then a stentorian voice blared an all-points bulletin: "Calling the G-men! Calling all Americans to war on the underworld!"
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Many English words are connected with ancient Greek mythology in some way. ... 4. Write the definition of the word that shows the connection to mythology. ... 25. somnolent 26. stentorian 27. tantalize 28. typhoon 29. volcano 30. vulcanize...
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In Greek mythology, Stentor (Greek: Στέντωρ; gen .: Στέντορος) was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. His name has given rise to the adjective "stentorian", meaning loud-voiced, f...
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Possibly, like Hermes himself, Stentor is a personification of the wind. The name is used in modern times of any one possessing a particularly loud voice (stentorian).
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Many useful, interesting words in English derive from Greek mythology and many of their stories. The following words are in the matrix below and come from these mythical stories! ... martial, sophistry fauna, stentorian;
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stentorian: Loud. Very, very loud. Usually referring to the volume of one's voice. In Greek mythology, Stentor was a Greek herald with a powerful voice. He is mentioned in Homer's The Iliad; here is an excerpt from the Samuel Butler translation (with thanks to Project Gutenberg):
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The Stentorian has withdrawn from the anti-tobacco crusade ... How the SLAM music group is, perhaps unwittingly, misleading its fans and audiences ... The Stentorian's Second Amendment Rights Page...
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More on Stentorian Lungs from Infoplease: ... Stentorian Lungs - Stentorian Lungs Lungs like those of Stentor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham ... ... Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology...
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