Aidoneus
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Persephone and Aidoneus The maidens thought when they looked upon her that the goddess was some ancient woman who had a sorrow in her heart.
From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic
Once they had been nymphs and had tended Persephone before she was carried off by Aidoneus to be his queen in the Underworld.
From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic
Aidoneus snatched the maiden Kore down to his gloomy empire.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
And Aidoneus, ruler over the dead, smiled grimly and obeyed the behest of Zeus the king.
From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)
Then, last of all, Zeus sent Hermes into the kingdom of the dead, to persuade Aidoneus to suffer his bride to return to the light of day.
From Greek Studies: a Series of Essays by Pater, Walter
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