Daunus
[ daw-nuhs ]
/ ˈdɔ nəs /
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noun Roman Legend.
father of Euippe, second wife of Diomedes.
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How to use Daunus in a sentence
Cleaving the deep, he floats with the tide down the flood, and is borne on to his father Daunus' ancient city.
The Aeneid of Virgil|VirgilCarried along by a favorable wind, the ship bore him safely to the capital of his father, King Daunus.
Thou hast the kingdom of thy father Daunus; and there are other noble virgins in Latium whom thou mayest have to wife.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. ChurchProtesilaus defeats Daunus, who had expelled him from Calabria.