Definitions for chelone
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1. Chelone, genus Chelonenoun

   herbaceous perennials: shellflower

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chelonenoun

   A genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants that are native to eastern North America.

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1. chelone

   Chelone, in the field of botany, is a genus of flowering plants in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. They are commonly known as turtleheads due to the shape of their flowers resembling the head of a turtle. These are perennial plants, native to North America. The species under this genus are notable for their ornamental value in landscaping and gardening. In Greek mythology, Chelone is a nymph who was turned into a tortoise because she refused to attend Zeus and Hera's wedding. Hence, the term 'Chelone' also refers to the nymph and is often used symbolically in literature and arts.

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1. Chelonenoun

   a genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; -- called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc

2. Etymology: [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from shape of the upper lip of the corolla.]

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1. Chelone

   In Greek mythology, Chelone was a nymph or a mortal woman who was changed into a tortoise by the gods. "Khelônê" means "tortoise" in Greek, and the tortoise was a symbol of silence in ancient times. The main source for the myth of Chelone is Servius’s commentary on Virgil's Aeneid, where Chelone is a nymph transformed by Hermes for refusing to attend the wedding of Hera and Zeus. Certain parts of the myth tell that Chelone was taking too long to be ready for the feast, which caused Zeus to become angry. In retribution, he crashed her house over her, and thus condemned her to drag her house forever as a tortoise. Although Chelone's transformation was not mentioned in sources other than Servius, what is clearly a version of the same myth is found in Aesop’s Fables, where the main character is a tortoise to begin with, but does not initially have a shell: It is worth noting that the tortoise also appears in a different myth concerning Hermes: he was believed to have made the first harp from a tortoise's shell.

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1. chelone

   In military antiquity, the form of battle adopted by the Greeks in besieging fortified towns. It served to protect the besiegers in their approach to the walls. This invention was formed by the soldiers placing their shields over their heads, in a sloping position, similar to the tiles of a house. The first rank stood erect, the second stooped a little, the third still more, and the last rank knelt. They were thus protected from the missile weapons of the foe, as they advanced or stood under the walls of an enemy. The chelone was similar to the testudo of the Romans. See Testudo.

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1. echelon

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chelone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chelone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chelone
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chelone
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chelone
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chelone
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html