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Alcathous

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[al-kath-oh-uhs] / ælˈkæθ oʊ əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Pelops and Hippodamia who married Euachme and became king of Megara.

  2. (in theIliad ) a Trojan chieftain slain by Idomeneus.


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The Megarensian maidens presented them to Sphinoe, daughter of Alcathous, who died a virgin.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

This is said to have been built by Alcathous the son of Pelops, while Apollo stood by and played upon his lyre.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller

Before the next the graceful Paris shines, And bold Alcathous, and Agenor joins.

From The Iliad by Alexander Pope

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