Actis

[ak-tis]

noun Classical Mythology.

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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Historical Examples of actis

And thairfoir, Madam, cast up when ye list the Actis of your Parliment.
The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)
John Knox
And so at other times in actis and Verba m'ri Alani de Auriga.
The Boke of Noblesse
Unknown
The Actis ar in prynt: lett wyese men read, and then accuse us, yf without cause we compleane.
The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)
John Knox
Quod non est in actis, non est in mundo, was his maxim--a maxim, alas!
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
E. Rameur
Actis vum implet, non segnibus annis—His lifetime is full of deeds, not of indolent years.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources
James Wood