Theriomorphic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Theriomorphic is an adjective meaning Having the form of a beast.
Meaning
Having the form of a beast.
Example Sentences
Io, of the myth, beloved in bovine form by Zeus, is in reality only ‘ox-eyed’ Hera herself, the great goddess of the Argolic plain. Io, the priestess in the service of the spouse of Zeus, was in fact evolved by the myth out of the theriomorphic Hera and at a time when the old-time belief in animal deities had lost its force.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zoomorphic, animaloid, zoomorphous, zoophoric, thylacinamorphic, zoomorphosed.
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