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  1. antæus

    Antaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀνταῖος Antaîos, lit. "opponent", derived from ἀντάω, antao – 'I face, I oppose'), known to the Berbers as Anti, was a figure in Berber and Greek mythology. He was famed for his defeat by Heracles as part of the Labours of Hercules.

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  1. Antæus

    a mythical giant, a terræ filius or son of the earth, who was strong only when his foot was on the earth, lifted in air he became weak as water, a weakness which Hercules discovered to his discomfiture when wrestling with him. The fable has been used as a symbol of the spiritual strength which accrues when one rests his faith on the immediate fact of things.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antæus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antæus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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