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"Aegyptus had 50 sons, and his brother Danaus had 50 daughters. Danaus fearing the sons of his brother, fled with his daughters to Argos in Peloponnesus. Thither he was followed by the sons of Aegyptus who demanded his daughters for their wives. Danaus complied with their request, but to each of his daughters he gave a dagger, with which they were to kill their husbands in the bridal night. All the sons of Aegyptus were thus murdered, with the exception of Lynceus who was saved by Hypermnestra."

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Bibliographic Record

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68769

Author

Lempriere, John

Title   A classical dictionary: containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological table

Original Publication   United Kingdom :George Routledge and Sons,1904.

Credits   Richard Hulse, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:

//www.pgdp.net

(This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language  English

Category   Text

EBook-No.68769

Release Date   Aug 16, 2022

Copyright Status    Public domain in the USA.

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A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology And Religion

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology And Religion

a classical dictionary of hindu mythology and religion geography history and literature

IN this work an endeavor has been made to supply the long-felt want of a Hindu Classical Dictionary. The late Professor Wilson projected such a work, and forty years ago announced his intention of preparing one for the Oriental Translation Fund, but he never accomplished his design.

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Teos, one of the Ionian cities on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned as the birthplace of the lyric poet Anacreon.

-A Smaller Classical Dictionary by William Smith