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Attis

/ ˈætɪs /

noun

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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D'Attis last role was president for Christian Dior Americas.

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Different is right, said Theodoros Terzopoulos, director of the Attis Theater in Athens and chairman of the international committee of the Theater Olympics.

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"It appears to be complete, but it obviously imploded," said navy commander Gabriel Attis.

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But most good-paying jobs do require college, so a better solution is for colleges to improve their career planning offerings, said David Attis, managing director of strategic research at EAB, an education consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.

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“It’s about, How do I take apart the function of the breath, and how do I look at different parts of the body?” said Justin Jain, among the handful of HotHouse actors who have traveled to Greece to train at Attis.

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