Arcesius

American  

[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

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

Arcesius and Pytheos said so, as well as Hermogenes.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

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

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