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Carpophorus

American

[kahr-pof-er-uhs] / kɑrˈpɒf ər əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”

Example Sentences

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Art sure thou knowest In this mountain the well-hidden Cave wherein Carpophorus dwelleth?

From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

Yes, Carpophorus must pay For the trouble that this gives me.—

From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

He had been a slave of a rich Christian, Carpophorus.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 by Various

Yonder is the secret cavern Of Carpophorus, at its entrance See him seated with another Reading.

From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

No, my eyes do not deceive, 'T is Carpophorus that I see!

From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

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