Ancaeus

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[an-see-uhs] / ænˈsi əs /

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.

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Example Sentences

Moreover from Arcadia came Amphidamas and Cepheus, who inhabited Tegea and the allotment of Apheidas, two sons of Aleus; and Ancaeus followed them as the third, whom his father Lycurgus sent, the brother older than both.

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Ancaeus went clad in the skin of a Maenalian bear, and wielding in his right hand a huge two-edged battleaxe.

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Yea, and two other sons of Poseidon came; one Erginus, who left the citadel of glorious Miletus, the other proud Ancaeus, who left Parthenia, the seat of Imbrasion Hera; both boasted their skill in sea-craft and in war.

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Now when they had carefully paid heed to everything, first they distributed the benches by lot, two men occupying one seat; but the middle bench they chose for Heracles and Ancaeus apart from the other heroes, Ancaeus who dwelt in Tegea.

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In the middle sat Ancaeus and mighty Heracles, and near him he laid his club, and beneath his tread the ship's keel sank deep.

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