Capaneus: Meaning and Definition of

Ca•pa•ne•us

Pronunciation: (ku-pā'nē-us, kap'u-ns", -nys"), [key]
— n. Class. Myth.
  1. one of the Seven against Thebes, who was destroyed by Zeus for blasphemy.
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