Auge

[ aw-jee ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.

Example Sentences

While traveling along the 40 kilometer route, make sure to stop in some of the quaint villages, particularly Beuvron-en-Auge.

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But her (Auge) he received and brought up well, and cherished in the palace, honouring her even as his own daughters.

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Picot was one of Frotté's old officers, and during the wars of the Chouannerie had been commander-in-chief of the Auge division.

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Mme. de Beauseant's estate was close to a little town in one of the most picturesque spots in the valley of the Auge.

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From the far-off Cambremer and Beuvron-sur-Auge a delegation of staunch electors had arrived to announce the crowning victory.

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M. and Madam St. Auge took a lively interest in their little captive, and treated her with much tenderness and affection.

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