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Orilʹo or Orillo (in Orlando Furioso, book viii.)

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A magician and robber who lived at the mouth of the Nile. He was the son of an imp and fairy. When any limb was lopped off he restored it by his magic power, and when his head was cut off he put it on his neck again. Astolpho encountered him, cut off his head, and fled with it. Orillo mounted his horse and gave chase. Meanwhile Astolpho with his sword cut the hair from the head. Life was in one particular hair, and as soon as that was severed the head died, and the magician’s body fell lifeless.

 

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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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Orgoglio (pron. Or-gole-yo)
Orgon
Oriana
Oriande [O-re-ond]
Oriel
Orientation
Oriflamme
Origenists
Original Sin
Orilo or Orillo (in Orlando Furioso, book viii.)
Orinda
Orion
Orkborne (Dr.)
Orkneys
Orlando
Orlando Furioso
Orlando Innamorato (Roland the paladin in love)
Orleans
Ormandine
Ormulum