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Nysa
[ nahy-suh ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- one of the Nysaean Nymphs.
Nysa
/ ˈnɪsə /
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Among the latter was Pythodorus, originally a native of Nysa; but, induced by the celebrity of the place, he migrated hither.
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Nysa is situated near the Mesogis, resting for the most part against the mountain.
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There is a certain Nysa, a mountain most high and richly grown with woods, far off in Phoenice, near the streams of Aegyptus.
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Gir-Nysa means the mountain of Nysa, Gir being a common prefix denoting a peak or hill.
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Ammon hid his mistress in the island Nysa (in Africa), in order to elude the vigilance and jealousy of his wife Rhea.
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