Teucer

British  

/ ˈtjuːsə /

noun

1. a Cretan leader, who founded Troy

2. a son of Telamon and Hesione, who distinguished himself by his archery on the side of the Greeks in the Trojan War

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Example Sentences

Teucer came the ninth, stretching his bent 277 bow, and stood under the shield of Telamonian Ajax.

From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois

Iphis of humble origin beheld “The noble Anaxareté—the blood “Of ancient Teucer: he beheld, and felt “Love burn through all his frame; he struggled long “By reason to o'ercome the flame, in vain.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

Ay, well I mind me how in days of yore To Sidon exiled Teucer crossed the main, To seek new kingdoms and the aid implore Of Belus.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

"Dost thou not see bold Teucer here, "And him—no tardy chariotteer; "Who both pursue with eager force, "And both controul the thundering horse.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Freneau, Philip

Teucer missed the bird, but he struck and cut the cord that fastened her to the pole, and she flew up into the heavens.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael