Aidoneus
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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
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
Even if Persephone be not restored, Whether Aidoneus hold her or release, Relent thou.—Stay thine anger, mighty goddess; Nor with thy hateful famine slay mankind.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
Persephone springing up with great joy from the couch of Aidoneus, to return to her mother, is the sudden outburst of the year.
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Pater, Walter
His name was Pluto, or Aidoneus, and his country was called the Lower World, or the Land of Shadows, or Hades.
From Old Greek Stories by Baldwin, James
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