Classical Dictionary: Containing Brief and Accurate Accounts of the Proper Names Mentioned in Classical Literature (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

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Excerpt from Classical Dictionary: Containing Brief and Accurate Accounts of the Proper Names Mentioned in Classical Literature

Abas. Twelfth king Of Argos, son Of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaus, and father Of Acrisius and Proetus. When he informed his father Of the death of Danaus, he was rewarded with the shield Of his grand~ father, which was sacred to Hera (juno). This shield performed various marvels, and the mere sight Of it could reduce a revolted people to submission.

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