Nysa
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
one of the Nysaean Nymphs.
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How to use Nysa in a sentence
Among the latter was Pythodorus, originally a native of Nysa; but, induced by the celebrity of the place, he migrated hither.
Nysa is situated near the Mesogis, resting for the most part against the mountain.
There is a certain Nysa, a mountain most high and richly grown with woods, far off in Phoenice, near the streams of Aegyptus.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodGir-Nysa means the mountain of Nysa, Gir being a common prefix denoting a peak or hill.
The Gates of India | Thomas HoldichAmmon hid his mistress in the island Nysa (in Africa), in order to elude the vigilance and jealousy of his wife Rhea.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
British Dictionary definitions for Nysa
/ (ˈnɪsə) /
the Polish name for the Neisse (def. 1)
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