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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Abderus

Abde′rus

One of Herakles's friends, devoured by the horses of Diomede. Diomede gave him his horses to hold, and they devoured him.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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