Ancaeus

[ an-see-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
2. a descendant of Lycurgus who, among the Argonauts, was second in strength only to Hercules.

Example Sentences

And they two girded themselves to slay the steers, proud Ancaeus and Heracles.

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But the others held them back, and many of his comrades granted it to Ancaeus.

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