APO MYTHOLOGIA
(FROM MYTHOLOGY)
Listed here are words derived from places and people (Gods and mortals alike) in Greek, Roman, and other mythology. |
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APO MYTHOLOGIA (FROM MYTHOLOGY)
Key: The word's language of origin appears directly below it, and to the right of that is an example sentence and an etymology, along with any related themes.
Word |
Phonetic Pronunciation |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
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cal-i-PIJ-i-en |
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pertaining to or having shapely buttocks |
Ex.
Etym.
Rel. Themes: |
The gym was full of men on a quest for the callipygian ideal.
From the name of a statue of Aphrodite, Aphrodite Kallipygos. From the Greek kallos "beauty" + pyge "buttocks."
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hyperborean
Greek |
high-per-BOR-ee-un |
adjective |
1. of or relating to an extreme northern region: frozen
2. of or relating to any of the arctic peoples |
Ex.
Etym.
Rel. Themes: |
Although she had endured many a hyperborean winter during her childhood, she always wore a jacket whenever
the mercury dipped below 60.
From Greek hyper- "above"
+ Boreas "god of the north wind." Literally,
"beyond the north wind."
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