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Polydorus

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[pol-i-dawr-uhs, -dohr-] / ˌpɒl ɪˈdɔr əs, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

  1. flourished 1st century b.c., Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.


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One morning, a well-to-do couple named Lawrence and Pauline Treherne unexpectedly show up at the Polydorus, practically begging for Susan’s help.

From Washington Post Nov. 10, 2020

He was supposed to play a frightened Polydorus.

From Time Magazine Archive

They however, first, in secrecy and silence, but with great solemnity, performed those funeral rites for Polydorus which were considered in those ages essential to the repose of the dead.

From Romulus Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

Polydorus and Theopompus limit the power of the popular assembly, b.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller

Another one, under Polydorus, followed, but without decisive results.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

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