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Daunus

American  
[daw-nuhs] / ˈdɔ nəs /

noun

Roman Legend.
  1. father of Euippe, second wife of Diomedes.


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If that force were in my love that once was, and that was well, never had thine omnipotence denied me leave to withdraw Turnus from battle and preserve him for his father Daunus in safety.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Carried along by a favorable wind, the ship bore him safely to the capital of his father, King Daunus.

From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various

If a father's tears Move thee, for old Anchises' sake, I pray, Pity old Daunus.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Thou hast the kingdom of thy father Daunus; and there are other noble virgins in Latium whom thou mayest have to wife.

From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various

Protesilaus defeats Daunus, who had expelled him from Calabria.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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