Attis

British

/ ˈætɪs /

noun

classical myth a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died

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Ms. Pailet said, “Now Attis, you’ve been scared of water your whole life?”

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2014

On the morning before he was to report to the pool, Attis Clopton sat in a storefront breakfast spot near his Brooklyn apartment munching a glazed doughnut.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2014

"I'm doing my shopping on a budget, which is why I'm digging through the clearance bin," said Attis, 25.

From Reuters • Dec. 24, 2013

Katrina Attis, who was shopping at a J.C.

From Reuters • Dec. 24, 2013

CRIOBOLIUM, the sacrifice of a ram in the cult of Attis and the Great Mother.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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