Dromas

"Dromas," said the prince impressively -- "Come, now, my old friend and comrade," interrupted the Greek youth lightly, "don't put on such a long face.

The Hot Swamp 1859

The youngsters, like my nephew, Dromas (ph), and his friends inside are very active.

CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2007 2007

Incidentally, Humphries is best known for his translations from the Latin poets, notably Ovid, from whom most of the imagery in the poem comes; Actaeon and the list of dogs who hunt him "Laelaps and Ladon, Dromas, Canace", for instance, are from Book 3 of the Metamorphoses.

languagehat.com: SONS OF COLUMBIA, AWAKE! 2005

Its blare echoed among the hills, where the second and fourth Dromas of the imperial army waited.

Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

If the outriders™ reports were correct, and two full Dromas were marching through Taol, it didn™t matter when they came.

Chosen Of The Gods Pierson, Chris 2001

= For the lengthy catalogue, typical of Ovid, compare the listing of Actaeon's dogs at _Met_ III 206-25 (in particular at 217 'et Dromas et Canache Sticteque et Tigris et Alce') and the catalogue of trees that came to listen to Orpheus sing (_Met_ X 90-107).

The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid

There some distance ahead of them was Dromas driving the oxen home from the day's ploughing.

The Spartan Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

After supper there were jokes and songs, and Dromas played upon his shepherd's pipe, until the night came on and the moon showed her round face over the crest of the hills.

The Spartan Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

When Lycias had finished his story, Dromas told the tale of how the God

The Spartan Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901

Dromas had gone in before them with the oxen, and Melas himself was waiting to let them in and to count the sheep.

The Spartan Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901