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Mentes

American  
[men-teez] / ˈmɛn tiz /

noun

  1. (in theOdyssey ) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.


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She seemed a family friend, the Taphian captain, Mentes, waiting, with a light hand on her spear.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

My name is Mentes," answered the stranger, "and I am a prince of the Taphians, a bold race of sailors.

From Stories from the Odyssey by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)

"Veni, Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita, Imple superna gratia, Quae tu creasti pectora!"

From Giordano Bruno by Pater, Walter

Mentes returned on the third day, appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, and, joined by D. Juan Benito Lujan, who commanded one thousand men of Tierradentro and some colored troops from the fort, attempted a sally.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

His aide, Mentes, was likewise wounded, and the two were replaced by D. Francisco Medina and D. Manuel de Cordova.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher