Aidoneus

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[ey-i-doh-nee-uhs, -nyoos] / ˌeɪ ɪˈdoʊ ni əs, -nyus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Thesprotia.

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Example Sentences

Persephone and Aidoneus The maidens thought when they looked upon her that the goddess was some ancient woman who had a sorrow in her heart.

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

But in the Homeric hymn her lunar character is clear; she is really the moon only, who hears the cry of Persephone, as the sun saw her, when Aidoneus carried her away.

From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Pater, Walter

Aidoneus agreed, and Theseus, when set free, returned to Athens, where he found that his party was not yet overpowered.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey

There, too, stands the hall of the lord of the Underworld, Aidoneus, the brother of Zeus.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

Then, last of all, Zeus sent Hermes into the kingdom of the dead, to persuade Aidoneus to suffer his bride to return to the light of day.

From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Pater, Walter