Aegyptus
Britishnoun
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When the sons of Aegyptus arrived ready to fight to gain their brides, the city repulsed them.
From Literature
Their fifty cousins, sons of Danaüs’ brother Aegyptus, wanted to marry them, which for some unexplained reason they were absolutely opposed to doing.
From Literature
DANAUS, in Greek legend, son of Belus, king of Egypt, and twin-brother of Aegyptus.
From Project Gutenberg
In the meantime the fifty sons of Aegyptus arrived in Argos, and Danaus was obliged to consent to their marriage with his daughters.
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The murder of the sons of Aegyptus by their wives is supposed to represent the drying up of the rivers and springs of Argolis in summer by the agency of the nymphs.
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