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Alcathous
[ al-kath-oh-uhs ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a son of Pelops and Hippodamia who married Euachme and became king of Megara.
- (in the Iliad ) a Trojan chieftain slain by Idomeneus.
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Idomeneus slays Alcathous, over whose body a sharp contest ensues.
From Project Gutenberg
The Megarensian maidens presented them to Sphinoe, daughter of Alcathous, who died a virgin.
From Project Gutenberg
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