Ninus
Americannoun
noun
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Ninus Hopkins worked as a Solid Ground paratransit driver for more than three decades.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022
They agreed to meet at a well-known place, the Tomb of Ninus, under a tree there, a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring bubbled up.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The army of Ninus then combined, outnumbered and overcame the Bactrians, and scattered them into their cities, which Ninus took with little trouble.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
When the city was built Ninus resolved to march against the Bactrians.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
The people are horrified to behold the tomb of Ninus slowly open and its occupant step forth.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
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