Auge

[ aw-jee ]

/ ˈɔ dʒi /

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a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

While traveling along the 40 kilometer route, make sure to stop in some of the quaint villages, particularly Beuvron-en-Auge.
On La Route du Cidre: Getting Buzzed on Normandy’s Cider Trail|William O’Connor|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But her (Auge) he received and brought up well, and cherished in the palace, honouring her even as his own daughters.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
Picot was one of Frotté's old officers, and during the wars of the Chouannerie had been commander-in-chief of the Auge division.
The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre
Mme. de Beauseant's estate was close to a little town in one of the most picturesque spots in the valley of the Auge.
The Deserted Woman|Honore de Balzac

From the far-off Cambremer and Beuvron-sur-Auge a delegation of staunch electors had arrived to announce the crowning victory.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
M. and Madam St. Auge took a lively interest in their little captive, and treated her with much tenderness and affection.
The American Indians|Henry R. Schoolcraft