Periander
Americannoun
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Periander received his friend with a cordial welcome, and listened with wonder to the story of his escape.
From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann
This same Periander had a wife whose name was Melissa.
From Darius the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
Gylax, a Corinthian, together with 200 of his own countrymen, and a greater number of Corcyræans, founded Apollonia in the time of Periander.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
But the big gander, as they approached, waddled up with extended wings to Periander, and hissed at him.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
The story is placed in the days of Periander and Thales, and relates the remarkable birth of a centaur in the herd of Periander.
From Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance by Jastrow, Morris
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