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1. Linus
   Formerly a heroic figure in Greek legend, now typifying a dirge or lamentation. The ordinary legend treats Linus as a youth who has either succumbed to the fury of some god or goddess, or has been...
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2. Linus
   in Greek mythology, the personification of lamentation; the name derives from the ritual cry ailinon, the refrain of a dirge. Two principal stories, ...
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3. Linus
   Linus is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Fair Haired` Where is it used? The name Linus is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Latinized) .How do they say it elsewhere? Linas ( In Lithuanian) Linos ( In Greek Mythology) Linus doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Lin...
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4. Linus
   Linus, in Greek mythology. 1. Son of Apollo and Psamathe of Argos. He was deserted by his mother on a hillside and devoured by dogs. When Psamathe's father learned what his daughter had done, he had her killed. For this double outrage, Apollo cursed Argos with a plague for which there could be no re...
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5. Linus
   Linus, in the New Testament, Roman Christian. He is often identified with St. Linus.
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6. Linus
   In Greek mythology, Linus was the personification of a dirge or lamentation. He was said to have been the son of Apollo by a muse. After his birth his mother deserted him and he was raised by shepherds, but was afterwards torn to pieces by dogs.
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7. Linus
   (mythology) In Greek mythology `Linus` (in Greek, `Linos` (Λῖνος)) refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As the son of Apollo and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taug...
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8. Linus
   (magazine) `Linus` is an Italian comics magazine. The first number was published in April 1965 by Milano Libri, a subsidiary of Rizzoli. It is currently published by Baldini & Castoldi in monthly issues. The first director of Linus was Giovanni Gandini. The magazine publishe...
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9. Linus
   (moon) `(22) Kalliope I Linus` is an asteroid moon that orbits the large M-type asteroid 22 Kalliope. It was discovered on August 29, 2001, by astronomers Jean-Luc Margot and Michael E. Brown with the Keck telescope. Another team also detected the moon with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope ...
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