Aleus

American  

[ey-lee-uhs] / ˈeɪ li əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.

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Example Sentences

An awve sed to misen 'at awd mend,    For it's wrang to be gooin on soa; But at neet back to th' aleus awd wend,    Wi th' furst swillgut at ax'd me to goa.

From Project Gutenberg

It happened one time 'at Tom had a bit o' spare time ov his hands, soa he went up to th' aleus to get a pint o' drink, singing as he went, "Ye lads an' lasses so blithe an' gay, come to the 'Woodlands,' come away."

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover from Arcadia came Amphidamas and Cepheus, who inhabited Tegea and the allotment of Apheidas, two sons of Aleus; and Ancaeus followed them as the third, whom his father Lycurgus sent, the brother older than both.

From Project Gutenberg