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Arcesius

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[ahr-ses-ee-uhs] / ɑrˈsɛs i əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.


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To Arcesius, Laertes only was born, from Laertes descended only Ulysses, from Ulysses I alone have sprung, whom he left so young that from me never comfort arose to him.

From The Adventures of Ulysses by Charles Lamb

Corinthian order, 15; origin of, 102 f.; proportions of, 106 f.; treatise on, by Arcesius, 198.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

To Arcesius Laertes only was born, from Laertes descended only Ulysses, from Ulysses I alone have sprung, whom he left so young, that from me never comfort arose to him.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children by Mary Lamb

As if she had never learned the truth, she returns to her wifely love for Arcesius.

From A Second Book of Operas by Henry Edward Krehbiel

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