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Amphrysʹian Prophetess (Amphrysia Vatēs)

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The Cumæan sibyl; so called from Amphrȳsos, a river of Thessaly, on the banks of which Apollo fed the herds of Admeʹtos; consequently Amphrysʹian means Apolloʹnian.

 

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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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Amour propre
Amparo de Pobres
Ampersand
Amphialus
Amphictyonic Council
Amphigons
Amphigouri
Amphion
Amphitrite (either 3 or 4 syl.)
Amphitryon
Amphrysian Prophetess (Amphrysia Vatēs)
Ampoulle (Sainte)
Amram’s Son
Amri
Amrita
Amsanctus
Amuck
Amulet
Amundeville
Amyclæan Brothers (The)
Amyclæan Silence