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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Example Sentences

Argos was therefore supposed to have been taken by Temenus himself.

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

The tenth generation, according to Greek counting, down from this date for Temenus, would give us 760-730 B.C.

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland

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

At last, Temenus, Cresphontes and Aristodemus, the sons of Aristomachus, complained to the oracle that its instructions had proved fatal to those who had followed them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various