Androcles Syllabification: (An·dro·cles)Pronunciation: /ˈandrəˌklēz/Definition of Androcles a runaway slave in a story by Aulus Gellius (2nd century ad) who extracted a thorn from the paw of a lion, which later recognized him and refrained from attacking him when he faced it in the arena. Androcles in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Androcles in the British & World English dictionary
