Nephele
[ nef-uh-lee ]
/ ˈnɛf əˌli /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a woman formed from a cloud by Zeus as a counterfeit of Hera, in order to deceive the lustful Ixion: mother by Ixion of the centaurs.
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