Phaestus
[ fee-stuhs, fes-tuhs ]
/ ˈfi stəs, ˈfɛs təs /
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Words nearby Phaestus
Phaedrus, phaeic, Phaënna, phaeo-, phaeohyphomycosis, Phaestus, Phaëthon, phaeton, phage, phagedaena, phagedena
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How to use Phaestus in a sentence
In its structure and general arrangements it bears a general resemblance to the palace of Phaestus and Cnossus on a smaller scale.
This town of Phacium he took almost at the first attempt, and then reduced Phaestus with the same rapidity.
History of Rome, Vol III|Titus Livius