Lamus

American  

[ley-muhs] / ˈleɪ məs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Hercules and Omphale.

2. the king of a people who attacked 11 ships of Odysseus and devoured their crews.

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Example Sentences

Some fear that Duque, if elected, "could blow up the peace process," says Uninorte's Felipe Lamus Ochoa, a geologist working with Montes.

From Science Magazine

“Thank the Lord,” said Dora Lamus, 49, of Los Angeles, looking upward with her hands pressed together as if in prayer.

From Los Angeles Times

Lamus had a black eye, a large scab on her upper lip and a stack of ice on her lap to ease the pain.

From Los Angeles Times

In 805 the first great ransoming of Moslem prisoners took place on the banks of the little river Lamus in Cilicia.

From Project Gutenberg

In the year 808 the second ransoming between the Moslems and the Greeks took place near the river Lamus.

From Project Gutenberg