- A
Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ PIRR-ik) is a
victory that
inflicts such a
devastating toll on the
victor that it is
tantamount to defeat. Such a victory...
- "and the" in the
second line may be
considered as
pyrrhics (also
analyzable as
ionic meter).
Pyrrhics alone are not used to
construct an
entire poem in...
- Look up
pyrrhic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
pyrrhic is a
metrical foot used in
formal poetry.
Pyrrhic may also
refer to:
Senses qualifying uses...
- The
Pyrrhic War (/ˈpɪrɪk/ PIRR-ik; 280–275 BC) was
largely fought between the
Roman Republic and Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus, who had been
asked by the...
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civilizing activities, like wine-making or music. The
dance in
armor (the "
Pyrrhic dance" or
pyrrhichios [Πυρρίχη]) was a male coming-of-age
initiation ritual...
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Pyrrhic defeat theory /ˈpɪrɪk/ is the idea that
those with the
power to
change a system,
benefit from the way it
currently works. This
concept amalgamates...
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career they
released four
studio albums:
Intwine (2003),
Perfect (2004),
Pyrrhic Victory (2006) and
Kingdom of
Contradiction (2009). On
October 16, 2010...
- A
Pyrrhic Existence is the
seventh studio album by the
British funeral doom band Esoteric. Just like the two
previous albums before it, A
Pyrrhic Existence...
- The
Pyrrhichios or
Pyrrhike dance ("
Pyrrhic dance";
Ancient Gr****: πυρρίχιος or πυρρίχη, but
often misspelled as πυρρίχειος or πυρήχειος) was the best...
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victorious battles caused him
unacceptably heavy losses, from
which the
phrase "
Pyrrhic victory" was coined.
Pyrrhus became king of
Epirus in 306 BC at the age...
