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ephialtes¹

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From Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs).

noun ephialtes

  1. obsolete an incubus; a nightmare Those that were asleep it [a spirit] terrified with horrible visions; those that were waking it would strike, pull, or press, lying heavy upon them like an Ephialtes: so that there were perpetuall complaints every morning of their last nights rest through the whole Town.

Ephialtes²

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs).

proper noun

  1. An Athenian political figure who pioneered an early form of democracy.
  2. Greek Either of two Giants.

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name either the ancient Greek statesman or a mythological Giant

EspañolEfialtes
FrançaisÉphialtès, Éphialte
ItalianoEfialte
ΕλληνικάΕφιάλτης Efiáltis
РусскийЭфиа́льт Efiálʹt

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@misc{ephialtes_2026,
  title = {ephialtes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ephialtes},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}