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... ( classic authors ) , i.e. authors of the best or first class . The high es- teem in which Greek and Latin were held at the revival of letters obtained for these authors Clavileno the name of classics ; and when other first - rate works ...
... ( classic authors ) , i.e. authors of the best or first class . The high es- teem in which Greek and Latin were held at the revival of letters obtained for these authors Clavileno the name of classics ; and when other first - rate works ...
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... classic myth , the son of Laius , King of Thebes , and Jocasta , his wife . In order to evade the prediction of an oracle that this child would slay his father , he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron . A Corinthian shepherd found the ...
... classic myth , the son of Laius , King of Thebes , and Jocasta , his wife . In order to evade the prediction of an oracle that this child would slay his father , he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron . A Corinthian shepherd found the ...
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... classic myth , the youngest son of Priam and Hecuba . According to HOMER ( Iliad , xx . 470 ) , he was killed by ACHILLES , but other legends state that he was committed to the care of Polymnestor , King of Thrace , who treacherously ...
... classic myth , the youngest son of Priam and Hecuba . According to HOMER ( Iliad , xx . 470 ) , he was killed by ACHILLES , but other legends state that he was committed to the care of Polymnestor , King of Thrace , who treacherously ...
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