Aeëtes

[ ee-ee-teez ]

/ iˈi tiz /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.

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Words nearby Aeëtes

aedicule, aedile, aedoeagus, Aëdon, Ae.E., Aeëtes, A.E.F., Aegean, Aegean Islands, Aegean Sea, Aegeus

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How to use Aeëtes in a sentence

He says that after the sacrifice he purified the fleece and so: 'Holding the fleece he walked into the halls of Aeetes.'
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
The character painting of Valerius is superior to that of the original, cf. the character of Jason and of Aeetes.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton
For of a surety, I ween, will Aeetes come with his host to bar our passage from the river into the sea.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius
Nor is it well to take no thought of Aeetes, as thou sayest: for none is more lordly than Aeetes.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius

Then the voyage homeward began, Medea accompanying Jason, and Aeetes pursuing them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Aeëtes

Aeëtes

/ (iːˈiːtiːz) /

noun

Greek myth a king of Colchis, father of Medea and keeper of the Golden Fleece

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