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Alalcomeneus

American

[al-al-kuh-meen-yuhs] / ˌæl æl kəˈmin yəs /

Or Alalkomeneus

noun

Classical Mythology.

the first man: he reared Athena and reconciled Zeus and Hera.

Other Word Forms

Alalcomenean

adjective
Alalkomenean

adjective

Example Sentences

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The inhabitants claimed that the goddess was born there and brought up by a local hero Alalcomeneus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

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