plural eidolons
ī-ˈdō-lənz 
or eidola
ī-ˈdō-lə
or eidola
ī-ˈdō-lə
Examples of eidolon in a Sentence
an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man
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To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon.
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Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
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Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
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“Eidolon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eidolon. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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