Troezen
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Theseus prays to his father, the sea god Poseidon, to destroy Hippolytus, meanwhile banishing his son from Troezen.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of these, Pittheus, the grandfather of Theseus, founded Troezen, which is indeed but a little state, though he had a greater reputation than any man of his time for eloquence and wisdom.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
His stepmother Phaedra enters with the Nurse, the Chorus consisting of women of Troezen, the scene of the play.
From Authors of Greece by Lumb, T. W.
It passed Troezen and the rocky coast of Argos, and then struck boldly out across the sea.
From Old Greek Stories by Baldwin, James
He had but lately come to Athens, having lived with his grandfather at Troezen, and had astounded the populace with his prowess.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
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