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Mamurius

American  
[muh-moor-ee-uhs] / məˈmʊər i əs /

noun

Roman Legend.
  1. a smith who made 11 copies of the Ancile to prevent thieves from recognizing the original.


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Mamurius said, and Marcus Colonus upheld him, that in the old days on the Mountain of Fire, where the people had plenty of good water and bathed often, they seldom had any sickness.

From The Childhood of Rome by Louise Lamprey

She and Mamurius repeated together the prayers that thousands of young couples had repeated since first their people had homes.

From The Childhood of Rome by Louise Lamprey

Mamurius is a youth who will go far and be a leader among the young men.

From The Childhood of Rome by Louise Lamprey

Mamurius was a little taller and slenderer, and very clever with his hands.

From The Childhood of Rome by Louise Lamprey

He heard somewhere of the drink that Faustulus the shepherd had taught Mamurius how to make when the sickness came before, and he remembered other things Faustulus had said of the fever.

From The Childhood of Rome by Louise Lamprey

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