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Acis

[ ey-sis ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.


Acis

/ ˈeɪsɪs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Sicilian shepherd and the lover of the nymph Galatea. In jealousy, Polyphemus crushed him with a huge rock, and his blood was turned by Galatea into a river
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The fountain is enormous, a giant colonnaded structure decorated with carved figures, and at its center a huge bronze Polyphemus shown in the act of surprising Acis and Galatea.

ACIS’s parent company wrote in an email to Gizmodo that these “change requests” are how new laws are usually integrated into computer systems.

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She fell in love with a beautiful young prince named Acis, whom Polyphemus, furiously jealous, killed.

However, Acis was changed into a river-god, so that story ended well.

Galatea, daughter of the sea god Nereus, loves Acis.

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