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This island was called Seriphus and it was reigned over by King
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes
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This island was called Seriphus and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
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The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King
Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People Various 1880
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The island was called Seriphus, and it was reigned over by King Polydectes, who happened to be the fisherman's brother.
The Gorgon's Head (From: "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys") Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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The slave of Imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent despair.
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The slave of Imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent despair.
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The slave of Imperial despotism, whether he was condemned to drag his gilded chain in Rome and the senate, or to wear out a life of exile on the barren rock of Seriphus, or the frozen banks of the Danube, expected his fate in silent despair.
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When the Seriphian told him that he had not obtained this honor by himself, but by the greatness of his city, he replied, “You speak truth; I should never have been famous if I had been of Seriphus; nor you, had you been of Athens.”
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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At that height, when the screams of those abominable creatures sounded faintly beneath him, he made a straight course for the island of Seriphus, in order to carry Medusa's head to King Polydectes.
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