Meleager

In this respect, a statue like the "Meleager" or the "Theseus" of the Parthenon, or again a sight of the blue and lustrous Mediterranean, resembling a silken tunic out of which islands arise like marble bodies, together with

Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730

Meleager was a loyal officer from the Macedonian highlands who had served Alexander on the Danube and at the Granicus.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Civil wars soon began in earnest when Perdiccas had Meleager murdered in the sanctuary of a temple where he had sought refuge.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

To lead the men, Alexander sent Coenus and Meleager, both newlyweds themselves.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

To lead the men, Alexander sent Coenus and Meleager, both newlyweds themselves.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Apart from their marital duties, Meleager and Coenus were ordered to recruit new soldiers in Macedonia during their short stay and bring them back to Asia in the spring.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Elsewhere, ancient Greek boars gallop up Mount Erymanthus pursued by Hercules or charge about Calydon until felled by Meleager and Atalanta.

Stalking the Beast Lawrence Norfolk 2011

Civil wars soon began in earnest when Perdiccas had Meleager murdered in the sanctuary of a temple where he had sought refuge.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Alexander took this sarcasm poorly, but after the death of Cleitus he had learned how to restrain himself, coldly telling Meleager that jealous men only tormented themselves.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The Macedonian soldiers quickly fell to fighting among themselves about whose faction they would support—Perdiccas, the ambitious ring bearer; Meleager, the infantry commander and conservative stalwart; or perhaps general Ptolemy, the childhood friend of the king.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011