Idomeneus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Everyone pressed me, pressed King Idomeneus to take command of ships for Ilion.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
My master he had seen in Krete, he said, lodged with Idomeneus, while the long ships, leaky from gales, were laid up for repairs.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Idomeneus brought his company back to Krete; the sea took not a man from him, of all who lived through the long war.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
The scene is usually thrown back eastward to Crete, the Trojan War furnishes the background, the famous Cretan hero Idomeneus is usually in some way connected with the stranger who is speaking.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
Crebillon ventured upon another tragedy, and chose for his subject the story of the Cretan king, Idomeneus.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various
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