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Oct 11, 2024
This week’s themeEponymic adjectives This week’s words Penelopean melpomenish Alician Atlantean
Atlas and the Hesperides [nymphs]
(c. 1922-1925) Art: John Singer Sargent
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with Anu GargAtlantean
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Extremely strong, often alluding to mythical or superhuman capabilities. 2. Related to the legendary island of Atlantis said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean. ETYMOLOGY:
After Atlas, a Titan in Greek
mythology. After the defeat of the Titans, he was condemned by Zeus to
support the heavens. Earliest documented use: 1667.
NOTES:
Both Atlantis and the Atlantic Ocean are named after Atlas. Oddly,
the city of Atlanta is nowhere near the Atlantic coast. It got its name
from being the terminus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad line.
USAGE:
“I already felt the bruise forming. Chancey hadn’t been lying about
Atlantean strength.” Megan Linski & Alicia Rades; The Criminal Lair; Crystallite Publishing; 2021. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take
away the freedom of other people? -Eleanor Roosevelt, diplomat, author, and
lecturer (11 Oct 1884-1962)
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