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  • Sicana set out for my mother the great necklace of gold and garnets that was Latinus 'wedding gift to her, but she put it aside and wore a necklace and earrings of silver and amethyst which her uncle Daunus had given her as a parting gift.

    'Lavinia' 2008

  • He was my cousin, my mother's nephew; his father Daunus, ailing, had given him the crown of Rutulia the year before, and we'd heard of the splendors of the ceremonies of his coronation at Ardea, the nearest city south of Latium.

    'Lavinia' 2008

  • Diomed, after the fall of Troy, was expelled his own country, and scarce escaped with his life from his adulterous wife AEgiale; but at last was received by Daunus in Apulia, and shared his kingdom; it is uncertain how he died.

    The Iliad of Homer 2003

  • Fire had himself forged for his father Daunus and dipped glowing in the

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • Cleaving the deep, he floats with the tide down the flood, and is borne on to his father Daunus 'ancient city.

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • Protesilaus defeats Daunus, who had expelled him from Calabria.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • The second poem is the sequel to _Ipomedon_, and deals with the wars and subsequent reconciliation between Ipomedon's sons, Daunus, the elder, lord of Apulia, and Protesilaus, the younger, lord of Calabria.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • If that force were in my love that once was, and that was well, never had thine omnipotence denied me leave to withdraw Turnus from battle and preserve him for his father Daunus in safety.

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • He saves his brother's life, is reinvested with the dukedom of Calabria, and, after the death of Daunus, succeeds to Apulia.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • Thou hast thy father Daunus 'realm, hast many towns taken by [23-55] thine hand, nor is Latinus lacking in gold and goodwill.

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

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