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Aidoneus

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[ey-i-doh-nee-uhs, -nyoos] / ˌeɪ ɪˈdoʊ ni əs, -nyus /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a king of Thesprotia.


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Aidoneus agreed, and Theseus, when set free, returned to Athens, where he found that his party was not yet overpowered.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey

There, too, stands the hall of the lord of the Underworld, Aidoneus, the brother of Zeus.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

Aidoneus snatched the maiden Kore down to his gloomy empire.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

Even if Persephone be not restored, Whether Aidoneus hold her or release, Relent thou.—Stay thine anger, mighty goddess; Nor with thy hateful famine slay mankind.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert

And I come before you, Aidoneus and Persephone, brought here by Love.”

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic