Acis

[ ey-sis ]

/ ˈeɪ sɪs /

noun Classical Mythology.

the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.

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Examples from the Web for acis

For miles along this shore, town after town has Aci prefixed to its name, as a reminder of the story of Galatea and Acis.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs
Thus was Straws classic in his taste, affecting the instrument wherein Acis sighed his soul and breath away for fair Galatea!
The Strollers|Frederic S. Isham
The blood of Acis was changed into a river of the same name at the foot of mount Etna.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
It was repeated four times, and then withdrawn to make room for “Acis and Galatea” and the oratorio of “Esther.”
The Standard Cantatas|George P. Upton

The pretty little plants, formerly known as Acis, are now included with the Leucojums.
Beautiful Bulbous Plants|John Weathers

British Dictionary definitions for acis

Acis

/ (ˈeɪsɪs) /

noun

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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