Definitions for Equus
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1. Equus, genus Equusnoun

   type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae

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1. equus

   Equus is a genus of mammals under the family Equidae, which includes modern horses, donkeys, and zebras. The term "equus" is Latin for 'horse'. It is the only recognized existing genus in the family and includes both domestic and wild species. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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1. Equusnoun

   a genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc

2. Etymology: [L., horse.]

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1. Equus

   Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write Equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the crime. The play's action is something of a detective story, involving the attempts of the child psychiatrist, Dr. Martin Dysart, to understand the cause of the boy's actions while wrestling with his own sense of purpose. The stage show ran in London between 1973 and 1975: later came the Broadway productions that starred Anthony Hopkins as Dysart, and from the London production, Peter Firth as Alan. The Broadway production ran for 1,209 performances. However, numerous other issues inform the narrative. Most important are religious and ritual sacrifice themes, and the manner in which character Alan Strang constructs a personal theology involving the horses and the supreme godhead, "Equus". Alan sees the horses as representative of God and confuses his adoration of his "God" with sexual attraction. Also important is Shaffer's examination of the conflict between personal values and satisfaction and societal mores, expectations and institutions. In reference to the play's classical structure, themes and characterization, Shaffer has discussed the conflict between Apollonian and Dionysian values and systems in human life.

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1. • Mammal Genus

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Anagrams for Equus »

1. usque

How to pronounce Equus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Equus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Equus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Equus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Equus in a Sentence

1. John Krokidas:

   [He had] no issue doing the scene whatsoever, his only question was, ‘Just so I know, how naked do you want me to be — movie-naked or Equus-naked?’ I said, ‘I hate when people block sex scenes in order to play hide-the-genitalia — that feels so forced. So let’s just block it, and if it falls into frame, we’ll shoot it’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Equus
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Equus
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Equus
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Equus