Carpophorus

American  

[kahr-pof-er-uhs] / kɑrˈpɒf ər əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Example Sentences

Do you ascertain if he Is Carpophorus; let no portent Fright you, on yourself rely, And you 'll find that all will prosper.

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

Carpophorus bailed him out of the workhouse,—but he was a bad fellow, got into a riot in a Jewish synagogue, and was sent to work in the Sardinian mines.

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

We Carpophorus arrested, And with him this other Christian; Both we held here bound and fettered, When from out our hands he vanished.

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

Is the God whose name is known To Daria, the same God Whom Carpophorus adored?

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