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Moliones

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[muh-lahy-uh-neez] / məˈlaɪ əˌniz /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.

Etymology

Origin of Moliones

So called after Molione, their mother

Example Sentences

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I should have even killed the two Moliones, sons of Actor, unless their real father, Neptune lord of the earthquake, had hidden them in a thick mist and borne them out of the fight.

From The Iliad by Homer

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