Theoclymenus
Americannoun
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(in theOdyssey ) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
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a son of Proteus and Psamathe who succeeded his father as king of Egypt.
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Strange prodigies are seen by Theoclymenus, the augur, who explains them to the destruction of the wooers.
From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope
The guest from Telemachus' ship, Theoclymenus, was there, and he started up and went to leave the hall.
From The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy by Willy Pogany
Then godlike Theoclymenus answered him: 'And whither shall I go, dear child?
From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Andrew Lang
"Mother, it is time!" whispered Telemachus, soon after the departure of Theoclymenus.
From Stories from the Odyssey by H. L. (Herbert Lord) Havell
During this time the bow has passed from hand to hand, but none can bend it, and the augur Theoclymenus, who hears Jupiter's thunder and sees the ravens fly over the temple prophesies their destruction.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Charles Annesley
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