Melampus
Americannoun
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The King also demanded to see two relics of his youth, when he was Captain of H. M. S. Melampus.
From Time Magazine Archive
His father, the King Emperor, did indeed command H. M. S. Melampus in his youth.
From Time Magazine Archive
From Argos came Talaus and Areius, sons of Bias, and mighty Leodocus, all of whom Pero daughter of Neleus bare; on her account the Aeolid Melampus endured sore affliction in the steading of Iphiclus.
From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)
It was claimed by Vice-Admiral Berkeley in command of the English fleet, that four British sailors had deserted from the Melampus, and joined Barron's frigate.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James
Melampus, a noted mythical leech of Argos, before the Trojan War, was said to have made use of healing-spells in his practice.
From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means
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