Daedala
[ deed-l-uh ]
noun(sometimes used with a plural verb)
either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala ) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala ), every 59 years.
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How to use Daedala in a sentence
This mountain, too, was the scene of the mystic rites of Dionysus, and the festival of the Daedala in honour of Hera.
Not as a deliberate achievement of human wisdom, so much as a work of Nature the Designer of things—Natura Daedala rerum.
An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation | Thorstein VeblenNatura Daedala rerum is no longer allowed to go on her own recognizances, without divulging the ways and means of her workmanship.
An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation | Thorstein Veblen
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