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Amaiʹmon (3 syl.)

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One of the chief devils whose dominion is on the north side of the infernal gulf. He might be bound or restrained from doing hurt from the third hour till noon, and from the ninth hour till evening.

“An aimon sounds well; Lucifer well.”


Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, ii. 2.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Altisidora (in the “Curious Impertinent”)
Altis
Alto relievo
Alumbrado
Alvina Weeps
Alyface (Annot)
Alzirdo (in Orlando Furioso)
A.M. or M.A
Amadis of Gaul
Amadis of Greece
Amaimon
Amalfitan Code
Amalivaca
Amalthæa
Amalthea’s Horn
Amanda
Amarant
Amaranth
Amaryllis
Amasis (Ring of)
Amati

See Also:

Amaimon