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Daphnephoria

American  
[daf-nuh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-] / ˌdæf nəˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.


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And so has Smith, and Bays has Rembrandt's portrait in his office, and my niece Euphemia has the Daphnephoria in her drawing-room.

From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Even his "Cimabue's Madonna" and the "Daphnephoria" suggest bas-reliefs.

From Leighton by Baldry, A. Lys

Daphnephoria, 24, 34, 35, 47, 111; clay models for, 68; illus.,

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest

The date of the Daphnephoria is not known.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen

Of all his works in this class, there is no doubt that the Daphnephoria is the most technically complete.

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest

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