Ananke
[uh-nang-kee, uh-nan-kee]
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noun Astronomy.
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
Origin of Ananke
From the Greek word anánkē necessity, force
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This divinity is sometimes identified with Tyche, sometimes with Ananke.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and RomeE.M. Berens
His soul tried to escape the oppression of this cosmic mechanism, and to leave the slavery of Ananke.
The Oriental Religions in Roman PaganismFranz Cumont
Still it is with some such definite decision that he enters the kingdom of Ananke, the goddess of Necessity.
The Created LegendFeodor Sologub
Ananke
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