Idomeneus
Britishnoun
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Idomeneus brought his company back to Krete; the sea took not a man from him, of all who lived through the long war.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Everyone pressed me, pressed King Idomeneus to take command of ships for Ilion.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
My master he had seen in Krete, he said, lodged with Idomeneus, while the long ships, leaky from gales, were laid up for repairs.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
In the thirteenth book of the Iliad I found that Idomeneus, when awaiting the attack of Æneas, is compared to the "boar of the mountains."
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
She insisted that he should tell her who he was, and he said that he was a Cretan prince, the younger brother of Idomeneus, and that he did not go to fight in Troyland.
From Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang
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