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Minyas

American  
[min-ee-uhs] / ˈmɪn i əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a king of Orchomenus, famed for his wealth.


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Along fair Arene's delightful plain Soft Minyas rolls his waters to the main: There, horse and foot, the Pylian troops unite, And sheathed in arms, expect the dawning light.

From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander

The daughters of Minyas, in alarm, drew lots to determine which of them should sacrifice a victim to the god.

From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew

ATHAMAS, in Greek mythology, king of the Minyae in Boeotian Orchomenus, son of Aeolus, king of Thessaly, or of Minyas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

For my Arabian tales, founded on the story of the Minyas Treasure-House at Orchomenus.

From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)

D. Tollitur atque intra Minyas Argoaque vela Styrus adest: vasto rursus desidit hiatu Abrupta revolutus aqua.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund