Bellerophonic en · ADJ
Etymology
From Bellerophon + -ic.
Meanings
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Of or relating to Bellerophon, a hero of Greek mythology, who was killed on the instructions of a letter given to him to deliver by the jealous Proteus.
This event is counterbalanced by Astolfo's encounter with the Amazons, which also constitutes an explicitly Bellerophonic anecdote.
1988, Marianne Shapiro, The Poetics of Ariosto, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Bellerophonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Bellerophonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |