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Rhoecus

American  
[ree-kuhs] / ˈri kəs /

noun

  1. flourished 6th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.


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But Rhoecus met some companions and forgot all about the bee, so much so that when he heard one buzzing he drove it away and hurt it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

And straightway she vanished, and Rhoecus could see nothing but the green glooms beneath the shadowy oak.

From Good Stories for Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott

At this Rhoecus laughed, and with a rough, impatient hand he brushed it off and cried:— "The silly insect! does it take me for a rose?"

From Good Stories for Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott

It sounded like the gentle sighing of the wind through the leaves; and while Rhoecus paused bewildered to listen, again he heard the murmur like a soft breeze:— "Rhoecus!"

From Good Stories for Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott

Beauteous nymph," answered Rhoecus, with a flutter at the heart, "surely nothing will satisfy the craving of my soul save to be with thee forever.

From Good Stories for Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott

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