Minyas

American  

[min-ee-uhs] / ˈmɪn i əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Orchomenus, famed for his wealth.

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Example Sentences

Minyas of Orchomenos had three daughters, Leucippe, Arsippe and Alcathoe, most industrious women, who declined to join the wild mysteries of Dionysus.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew

D. Tollitur atque intra Minyas Argoaque vela Styrus adest: vasto rursus desidit hiatu Abrupta revolutus aqua.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

A certain river, Minyas by name, leaps seaward near to Arene, where we Pylians wait the dawn, both horse and foot.

From A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Thoreau, Henry David

Along fair Arene's delightful plain Soft Minyas rolls his waters to the main: There, horse and foot, the Pylian troops unite, And sheathed in arms, expect the dawning light.

From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander

For my Arabian tales, founded on the story of the Minyas Treasure-House at Orchomenus.

From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)