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Temenus

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[tem-uh-nuhs] / ˈtɛm ə nəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.

  2. a son of Pelasgus believed to have reared Hera.


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Next comes the division of Peloponnesus among the three brothers Temenus, Cresphontes, and Aristodamus, or his sons.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

The name is obscure, and particularly its connexion with the heroine Hyrnetho, the daughter of Temenus.

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

At length the sons of Aristomachus, Temenus, Cresphontes, and Aristodemus, when grown up, repaired to Delphi and taxed the oracle with the non-fulfilment of the promise made to their ancestor Hyllus.

From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew

Archias δέκατος ἀπὸ Τημένου, since the Bacchiadæ derived themselves from Aletes, not Temenus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Temenus, the eldest of the sons of Aristomachus, took the kingdom of Argos.

From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew

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