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Agamede

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[ag-uh-mee-dee] / ˌæg əˈmi di /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.

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He was son-in-law to Augeas, having married his eldest daughter, golden-haired Agamede, who knew the virtues of every herb which grows upon the face of the earth.

From The Iliad by Homer

She was: "His eldest born, hight Agamede, with golden hair, A leech was she, and well she knew all herbs on ground that grew."

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine

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