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Stones taken from the cassan plant, which grows in Panter, renders the possessor invulnerable. (Odoricus in Hakluyt.) A dip in the river Styx rendered Achilles invulnerable. (Greek fable…
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Æne′id The epic poem of Virgil, (in twelve books). So called from Æneas and the suffix -is, plur. -ides (belonging to). “The story of Sinon,” says Macrobius, “and the taking of Troy is…
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(The). This is the famous Chrysomallon, whose golden fleece was stolen by Jason in his Argonautic expedition. It was transposed to the stars, and made the first sign of the Zodiac. The…
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