Aleus
[ ey-lee-uhs ]
/ ˈeɪ li əs /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
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How to use Aleus in a sentence
If its fit for a littleary chap like tha reckons to be, it should be gooid enuff for a chap at keeps a aleus at th' moor end.
Seets I' Paris|John HartleyBut he was left in the city to care for Aleus now growing old, while he gave his son to join his brothers.
The Argonautica|Apollonius Rhodius