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Milesians
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Milesians (mĭlē`zhənz), in Irish mythology, the ancestors of the present inhabitants of Ireland. The last invaders of ancient Ireland, they were said to have dwelt in Spain before attacking Ireland, where they defeated the Tuatha De Danann Tuatha De Danann , in Irish mythology, invaders of ancient Ireland before the Milesians. They were endowed with great supernatural powers, which enabled them to defeat their predecessors, the Fomors. However, they were themselves defeated by the Milesians.
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Di questo pessimismo e moralismo alla francese offre un curioso esempio Le lagrime della vedova, suggerita dalla favola milesia di Petronio La matrona di Efeso, che circolava in Italia fin dal Novellino.
 
 
 
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