Peneus
Americannoun
noun
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Her father, the river-god Peneus, was greatly tried because she refused all the handsome and eligible young men who wooed her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus, flying from Apollo, was turned into the laurel.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
At some distance from the mouth of the Peneus was Larissa, the city of Achilles, and the general capital of the Pelasgi.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
So what did Hercules do but lead the courses of two streams, the Alpheus and the Peneus, right through the Augean stables cleansing them thoroughly.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
The Peneus river, the most important stream in Thessaly, forces its way through the Vale of Tempe, between Mounts Ossa and Olympus, into the sea.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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