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ANCAEUS , in See also:Greek See also:legend, son of See also:Zeus or See also:Poseidon, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of the See also:Leleges of See also:Samos. In the Argonautic expedition, after the See also:death of Tiphys, helmsman of the " Argo," he took his See also:place. It is said that, while planting a vineyard, he was told by a soothsayer that he would never drink of its See also:wine. As soon as the grapes were ripe, he squeezed the juice into a See also:cup, and, raising it to his lips, mocked the seer, who retorted with the words, IIOXX& p raV, waft xbXeK.OS Kai )(€fXeos &KpOU (" there is many a slip between the cup and the See also:lip "). At that moment it was announced that a See also:wild See also:boar was ravaging the See also:land. Ancaeus set down the cup, leaving the wine ,untasted, hurried out, and was killed by the boar.
See also:Apollonius Rhodius, i. 188 (and Scholiast), ii. 867-900.
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