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Brewer's: Eurus
(2 syl.). The east wind. So called, says Buttmann, from eös, the east. Probably it is eos cru'o, drawn from the east. Ovid confirms this etymology: “Vires capit Eurus ab ortu. ” Breman…Cerberus
In Greek myth Cerberus was a horrific dog who stood watch at the gates of Hades, the world of the dead. Cerberus had three heads (some accounts gave him many more) and was so vicious that he was…Ptolemy I
(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy I (Ptolemy Soter)Ptolemy Itŏlˈəmē sōˈtər [key], d. 284 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, the first ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (or Lagid dynasty), son of a Macedonian named…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Orpheus
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Buona NotteFiordispinaOrpheus Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862; revised and enlarged by Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works of P. B. S.", 1870.…Audible Snowflakes and Other Discoveries
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Author:Salman RushdiePublisher:Henry Holt Salman Rushdie's latest novel suggests the vivid polyphony of a Hieronymous Bosch painting: every corner is crammed with ultrarealistic detail that…Brewer's: Orfeo and Heurodis
The tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, with the Gothic machinery of elves or fairies. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OrgiesOrellana A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Pewter
To scour the pewter, To do one's work. But if she neatly scour her pewter, Give her the money that is dust' her. King: Orpheus and Eurydice. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Dryads
Nymphs of the trees. (Greek, drus, any forest tree.) They were supposed to live in the trees and die when the trees died. Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus (2 syl.) the poet, was a dryad.…Brewer's: Nosnot-Bocai
[Bo-ky ]. Prince of Purgatory. Purgatory is the “realm of Nosnot-Bocai.” Sir, I last night received command To see you out of Fairy land, Into the realm of Nosnot-Bocai; But let not fear…Trending
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