Idomeneus
Britishnoun
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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
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Everyone pressed me, pressed King Idomeneus to take command of ships for Ilion.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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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
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In the second act Idomeneus takes counsel with Arbaces, and resolves to send his son away, in order to save him from the impending evil.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Charles Annesley
Already a lying Ætolian had deceived him with a similar tale, which also introduced Idomeneus and the Cretans.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
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