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AMYMONE , in See also:

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LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend, daughter of Danaiis. With her sisters, she had been sent to look for See also:

WATER

water, the See also:

DISTRICT

district of See also:

ARGOS

Argos being then parched through the anger of See also:

POSEIDON

Poseidon. Amymone having thrown her See also:

SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. speer, &c., cf. Lat. sparrs; probably related to " spar, " a beam)

spear at a See also:

STAG (0. Eng. stagga, a Norse word, cf. Icel. steggr, steggi, a male animal, cf. Steggander, a drake; it is usually referred to stigan, to climb, to mount, but this is doubtful)

stag, missed it, but See also:

HIT

hit a satyr asleep in the See also:

BRAKE

brake. The satyr pursued her, and she called for help on Poseidon, who appeared, and for love of her beauty caused a See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring to well up, which received her name. See also:

AESCHYLUS (525–456 B.c.)

Aeschylus wrote a satyric See also:

DRAMA (literally "action," from Gr. Snail, act or do)

drama on the subject. By the See also:

GOD

god Amymone became the See also:

MOTHER

mother of Nauplius, the wrecker. Her See also:

MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting with Poseidon at the spring is frequently represented on ancient coins and gems. See also:

APOLLODORUS

Apollodorus ii. 1, 4; See also:

Hyginus, Fab. 169; See also:

PROPERTIUS, SEXTUS (ft. 30-15 B.C.)

Propertius ii. 26. AMYNTAS I., See also:

king of See also:

MACEDONIA

540—498 B.C.), was a tributary See also:

VASSAL (Fr. vassal, vassaut, vassault, &c,)

vassal of See also:

DARIUS (Pers. Darayavaush; Old Test. Daryavesh)

Darius See also:

HYSTASPES (the Greek form of the Persian Vishtaspa)

Hystaspes. With him the See also:

HISTORY

history of Macedonia may be said to begin. He was the first of its rulers to have relations with other countries; he entered into an See also:

ALLIANCE

alliance with the Peisistratidae, and when Hippias was driven out of See also:

Athens he offered him the territory of Anthemus on the Thermalc Gulf, with the See also:

OBJECT

object of turning the Greek party feuds to his own See also:

ADVANTAGE

advantage (See also:

HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus v. 17, 94; See also:

JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

Justin vii. 2; See also:

THUCYDIDES (OovavMns)

Thucydides ii. See also:

ROC

roc; See also:

PAUSANIAS

Pausanias ix. 40). See MACEDONIAN See also:

EMPIRE

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