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Abel |
according to the Old Testament, the second son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered by his brother Cain. |
Amor |
in Roman mythology, the god of love, son of Venus; Cupid; Eros. |
Andromeda |
in Greek mythology, an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae, rescues from a monster and marries. [1/2 definitions] |
Cain |
according to the Old Testament, the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel out of jealousy. |
child |
a son or daughter. [1/5 definitions] |
childless |
not having a son or daughter.. |
Cronus |
in Greek mythology, a Titan who becomes ruler of the world by overthrowing his father Uranus, but is then overthrown by his son, Zeus; Saturn. |
czarevitch |
the eldest son of a czar. |
Daedalus |
in Greek mythology, an artist who made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from the Labyrinth in Crete. |
Dan |
according to the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob. [1/2 definitions] |
daughter-in-law |
the wife of one's son. |
dauphin |
during the time of the monarchy, the eldest son of a king of France. |
Esau |
according to the Old Testament, the firstborn son of Isaac and Rebecca who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob. |
Euanthes |
in Greek mythology, son of Ariadne and Dionysus. |
filial |
of, concerning, or befitting a daughter or son. [1/2 definitions] |
grand duke |
a son or grandson of a czar. [1/2 definitions] |
grandnephew |
a son of one's niece or nephew; great-nephew. |
great-nephew |
a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew. |
Hercules |
in Greek and Roman mythology, a semigod, son of Zeus and Alcmene, that was exceptionally strong; Herakles. [1/3 definitions] |
Icaria |
an island southwest of Samos in the Aegean Sea, which, according to Greek mythology, was named by Daedalus in honor of his son Icarus, whom he buried there. |
Icarus |
in Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus who, in trying to escape with his father from Crete, flew too high with wax-and-feather wings, and fell to his death when the sun melted them. |
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