Actis

[ ak-tis ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.

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How to use Actis in a sentence

  • And so at other times in Actis and Verba m'ri Alani de Auriga.

  • Ea tractes quorum et usus et delectatio est omnibus illis Actis et voluptatibus anteponenda.

  • It has a title-page similar to that of the Nevv Actis, but the title itself is printed in handsome red Gothic characters.

    The Story of Books | Gertrude Burford Rawlings
  • Sanctius ac reverentius visum de Actis deorum credere quam scire.

    Tragic Sense Of Life | Miguel de Unamuno
  • Fuerat & rectus et justus, per lineam justiciæ semper in Actis suis procedens.

    Henry the Sixth | John Blacman