Tithonus

/ (tɪˈθəʊnəs) /

noun

Greek myth the son of Laomedon of Troy who was loved by the goddess Eos. She asked that he be made immortal but forgot to ask that he be made eternally young. When he aged she turned him into a grasshopper

Example sentences from the Web for tithonus

One morning when she came Tithonus was not in his usual place.

Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children |Flora J. Cooke
Of the serious classic pieces one of the most beautiful and moving is “Tithonus.”

Tennyson and His Friends |Various
She begged the great king to promise that Tithonus should never die.

Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children |Flora J. Cooke
Of course you recognize the allusion to the story of Tithonus, so beautifully told by Tennyson.

Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn |Lafcadio Hearn

Memnon was the son of Aurora and Tithonus, and was dearly loved by his young and beautiful mother.

'Round the Year in Myth and Song |Florence Holbrook

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Tithonus

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Example sentences from the Web for tithonus