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
Everyone pressed me, pressed King Idomeneus to take command of ships for Ilion.
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
They take a tender farewell from Idomeneus, but just when they are about to embark, a dreadful tempest arises, and a monster emerges from the waves, filling all present with awe and terror.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
In the thirteenth book of the Iliad I found that Idomeneus, when awaiting the attack of Æneas, is compared to the "boar of the mountains."
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
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