Ancaeus

American  

[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

In boxing I overcame Clytomedes son of Enops, and in wrestling, Ancaeus of Pleuron who had come forward against me.

From The Iliad by Homer

And near the maiden he took his stand ready armed by the steersman Ancaeus, and with their rowing the ship sped on as they strained desperately to drive her clear of the river.

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

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

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

Thus he spake, but Ancaeus quickly undertook to guide the swift ship; for he was stirred by the impulse of the goddess.

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

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

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)