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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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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 comes forth from the cave, but is for a while unseen by Chrysanthus, who enters.

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

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

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