Mentes
Americannoun
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She seemed a family friend, the Taphian captain, Mentes, waiting, with a light hand on her spear.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Mentes returned on the third day, appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, and, joined by D. Juan Benito Lujan, who commanded one thousand men of Tierradentro and some colored troops from the fort, attempted a sally.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
My name is Mentes," answered the stranger, "and I am a prince of the Taphians, a bold race of sailors.
From Stories from the Odyssey by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
His aide, Mentes, was likewise wounded, and the two were replaced by D. Francisco Medina and D. Manuel de Cordova.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
He made several voyages in the company of a sea captain named Mentes; but at length his sight became so much affected that he was obliged to remain on shore at Ithaca.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
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