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Thespius

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[thes-pee-uhs] / ˈθɛs pi əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. the founder of the city of Thespiae and the father, by Megamede, of 50 daughters, all of whom bore sons to Hercules.

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This was the marriage of fifty girls at one time—the daughters of king Thespius.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

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