Cyllenian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Cyllenian
1730–40; < Late Latin Cyllēni ( us ) (< Greek Kyllḗnios, equivalent to Kyllḗn ( ē ) + -ios -ious ) + -an
Example Sentences
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This fearing, mark the months and Signs of heaven, Whither retires him Saturn's icy star, And through what heavenly cycles wandereth The glowing orb Cyllenian.
From The Georgics by Virgil
To the Cyllenian hill he came, that is clad in forests, to the deep shadow of the hollow rock, where the deathless nymph brought forth the child of Zeus Cronion.
From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Andrew Lang
The Cyllenian accordingly lifted me up by the right ear, and yesterday evening deposited me in the Ceramicus.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by F. G. (Francis George) Fowler
As these words left his lips the Cyllenian, yet speaking, quitted mortal sight and vanished into thin air away out of his eyes.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
I sing of Cyllenian Hermes, slayer of Argus, prince of Cyllene and of Arcadia rich in sheep, the boon messenger of the Immortals.
From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Andrew Lang
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