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Alexicacus

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[uh-lek-si-kay-kuhs] / əˌlɛk sɪˈkeɪ kəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.

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