Alcesʹte (2 syl.).
The hero of Molière’s Misanthrope. Not unlike Shakespeare’s character of Timon.
The hero of Molière’s Misanthrope. Not unlike Shakespeare’s character of Timon.
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.