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Tydeus

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[tahy-dee-uhs, -dyoos, tid-ee-uhs] / ˈtaɪ di əs, -dyus, ˈtɪd i əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the father of Diomedes: one of the Seven Against Thebes.


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Tydeus arrives at the same spot, and Polynices is unwilling that he should share the shelter.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

So first, Jules received a scented letter—somebody had seen his Tydeus at the Academy, and my picture was nothing to it: a profound admirer bade him persevere—would make herself known to him ere long.

From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra

And two servants of Mars, the warlike son of Tydeus, and noble Ulysses, went limping, leaning upon a spear; for they still had painful wounds; and advancing, they sat in the front seats.

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

Here great Tydeus saw he eclips'd, & here the benighted Phantom of Adrastus,  '  of stalwart Parthenop�us.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert

On August 27th, the entire command left England on board H. M. S. "Tydeus."

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.

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