Alcinoüs
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Their king, Alcinoüs, was a good, sensible man who knew that his wife Acrete was a great deal wiser than he and always let her decide anything important for him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
He said, and on his throne beside the King Alcinoüs sat.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
Daughter! wilt thou direct me to the house Of brave Alcinoüs, whom this land obeys?
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
Well known is his abode, so that with ease A child might lead thee to it, for in nought The other houses of our land the house Resemble, in which dwells the Hero, King Alcinoüs.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
Then ate the Hero toil-inured, and drank, 220 And to his herald thus Alcinoüs spake.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
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