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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Appiades

(4 syl.).

Five divinities whose temple stood near the fountains of Appius, in Rome. Their names are Venus, Pallas, Concord, Peace, and Vesta. They were represented on horse-back, like Amazons.

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