Aidoneus
[ ey-i-doh-nee-uhs, -nyoos ]
/ ˌeɪ ɪˈdoʊ ni əs, -nyus /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a king of Thesprotia.
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How to use Aidoneus in a sentence
And Aidoneus, ruler over the dead, smiled grimly and obeyed the behest of Zeus the king.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and HesiodThen Aidoneus the Ruler of Many openly got ready his deathless horses beneath the golden chariot.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod