Euphrosyne
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Euphrosyne
< Greek, personification of euphrosýnē mirth, merriment
Example Sentences
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Instead she heard her mother, Euphrosyne Stephanides, speaking in this very cocoonery years ago, elucidating the mysteries of silkworms—“To have good silk, you have to be pure,” she used to tell her daughter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
They were invoked at festivals, and three cups were drunk by those who feasted in honour of Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
He strengthened his title to the crown by a marriage with the last scion of the Isaurian house, the princess Euphrosyne, daughter of the blind Constantine VI.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
These pup� include those of several of the butterflies, among which may be mentioned Machaon, Selene, Euphrosyne, Aurinia, Meg�ra, Ianira, Rubi, Astrarche, Icarus, Bellargus, Corydon, Lucina, and Sylvanus.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
The stories of Euphrosyne and Eudocia are a sufficient confirmation of the corrupt state of society in the latter days of the Comneni and the Angeli.
From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred
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