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/pol"euh beuhs/, n. Class. Myth.a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.
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Polybus — /pol euh beuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus … Useful english dictionary
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