Ancaeus

[ an-see-uhs ]

nounClassical Mythology.

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

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How to use Ancaeus in a sentence

And they two girded themselves to slay the steers, proud Ancaeus and Heracles.
The Argonautica | Apollonius Rhodius
But the others held them back, and many of his comrades granted it to Ancaeus.
The Argonautica | Apollonius Rhodius

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