Misenus

American  

[mahy-see-nuhs] / maɪˈsi nəs /

noun

Roman Legend.

1. a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.

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Misenus

And therewithal the Teucrians on the beach wept Misenus, and bore the last rites to the thankless ashes.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Nor less meanwhile the Teucrians weep Misenus on the shore, And do last service to the dead that hath no thanks to pay.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

The land is low and marshy from Puzzuoli to a little beyond the lake Avernus; but from Monte Nuovo it begins to rise and form high cliffs nearly all way to Cape Misenus.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

There is no mention of Misenus in Homer.

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

So when their screams descending fill the strand, Misenus from his outlook sounds the fray.

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