Heraclidae
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Hence this migration is called the Return of the Heraclidae.
From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir
Although some hold opinion that this ceremony is retained in memory of the Heraclidae, who were thus entertained and brought up by the Athenians.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
Such a scheme, undertaken by men who had shared with one another toils and dangers, sanctioned by the Delphian oracle, under the guidance of the Heraclidae, seemed to have a promise of permanence.
From Laws by Jowett, Benjamin
The Heraclidae, who thus became practically masters of Peloponnesus, proceeded to distribute its territory among themselves by lot.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
But that he was of great antiquity may be gathered from a passage in Xenophon, where he makes him contemporary with the Heraclidae.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
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