Macris

Putting out from Ephesus he first stood off Myonnesus, and from there sailed on to an island called Macris for the purpose of catching any stragglers from the fleet as it sailed past, or attacking, at advantage the hindmost ships.

The History of Rome, Vol. V 1905

Eubœa was, of old, called Macris; and may be looked upon as comparatively long: but Icarus, Rhodes, and Chios, were likewise called so; and they did not project in length more than the islands in their [260] neighbourhood.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Jacob Bryant 1759

A dedicated Naval Officer for more than two decades, Macris is currently serving as a professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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“The other advertisers can go to…other sites,” Macris suggested tactfully.

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Now dawn returning with her beams divine scattered the gloomy night through the sky; and the island beaches laughed out and the paths over the plains far off, drenched with dew, and there was a din in the streets; the people were astir throughout the city, and far away the Colchians were astir at the bounds of the isle of Macris.

The Argonautica 2008

The video reviews now include an advertising strip that easily covers the costs of streaming it, according to Escapist publisher Alexander Macris; in any case, says Macris, “The cost of hosting the videos is far less than the value of building an audience.”

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Macris, the daughter of Aristaeus, lord of honey, who discovered the works of bees and the fatness of the olive, the fruit of labour.

The Argonautica 2008

Macris, the nurse of Dionysus, to cleanse himself from the deadly murder of his children; here he loved and overcame the water nymph Melite, the daughter of the river Aegaeus, and she bare mighty Hyllus.

The Argonautica 2008

For Demeter once dwelt in that island, and taught the Titans to reap the ears of corn, all for the love of Macris.

The Argonautica 2008

When I read this story,what immediately came to mind was Bill O`Reilly talking “falafel filthy” on the phone with Macris,while this kind of thing goes on in Lebanon.

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