Misenus

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[mahy-see-nuhs] / maɪˈsi nəs /

noun

Roman Legend.

1. a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.

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Example Sentences

Aeneas must first possess a golden branch to present to Proserpina, and celebrate the funeral rites of his friend, Misenus, who yet lay unburied.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

In this bay and near cape Misenus a Roman fleet was usually stationed and Pliny's uncle, I believe, commanded one there at the time of the first eruption of Vesuvius which cost him his life.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

Meantime the Trojan troops, with weeping eyes, To dead Misenus pay his obsequies.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

I. 'Thou too, Caieta,' that is to say, as well as Misenus and Palinurus, mentioned in the last book.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Misenus was the most skilled among all the Trojans in the art of blowing the trumpet.

From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various