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William Dalrymple (historian)

The name Ancaeus (/ænˈsəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος Ankaîos) is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar. They are often confused with one another.

Notes

  1. ^ Apollonius of Rhodes, 2.866 ff.
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.2, 1.9.16, 3.9.2 & 3.10.7-8

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