Heraclid
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Concerning the effeminacy of the Codridæ, see Heraclid.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
Like the old Heraclid colony, we are fortunate in escaping the abolition of debts and the distribution of land, which are difficult and dangerous questions.
From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin
The history of Macedonia is obscure till the time of the Persian wars; but its kings claimed an Heraclid origin.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The balance of power saved Sparta, when the two other Heraclid states fell into disorder.
From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin
The wrestling went to Carus the Heraclid, who won the garland from Odysseus.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
The point is clear so far, that Lycurgus himself is said to have lived in the days of the Heraclidae.
From Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Dakyns, Henry Graham
Aristarchus says he lived about the period of the Ionian emigration; this happened sixty years after the return of the Heraclidae.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
Such a scheme, undertaken by men who had shared with one another toils and dangers, sanctioned by the Delphian oracle, under the guidance of the Heraclidae, seemed to have a promise of permanence.
From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin
Hence this migration is called the Return of the Heraclidae.
From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir
It is noticeable that there is no mention of these Heraclidae or their invasion in Homer or Hesiod.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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