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Antiphus

[ an-tuh-fuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. (in the Iliad ) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
  2. a Greek commander who sailed from Troy with Odysseus and was devoured by Polyphemus.


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But at him Antiphus, of the varied corslet, the son of Priam, took aim through the crowd with a sharp spear.

But soon at him Antiphus, son of Priam, bright in arms,580 Hurl'd through the multitude his pointed spear.

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