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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Example Sentences

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 Adventures of Ulysses by Lamb, Charles

Laërtes; his Arcesius; and from Jove “Arcesius came direct: nor in this line, “E'er any exil'd or condemn'd appear'd.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

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

From A Second Book of Operas by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

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 Lamb, Mary