Polydorus

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[pol-i-dawr-uhs, -dohr-] / ˌpɒl ɪˈdɔr əs, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

1. flourished 1st century b.c., Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.

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Example Sentences

At the same time a mysterious voice was heard, bidding him forbear, for his former friend Polydorus, sent to Thrace to conceal some treasures, had been murdered there by an avaricious king, and this grove of trees had sprouted from the spear handles driven into his unhappy breast.

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He breaks all law; he murders Polydorus, and obtains gold by violence.

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For example, Polymnestor, King of Thrace, to obtain possession of his gold, killed Polydorus, his noble guest and the son of Priam, his father-in-law, and old friend.

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Another production, the offspring of a kindred pen, was the Love Letters between Polydorus, the Gothic King, and Messalina, late Queen of Albion.

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Hec´uba learned soon after the sad fate of her son Polydorus.

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