Nysa
Americannoun
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the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
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one of the Nysaean Nymphs.
noun
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More than 5,000 soldiers have been deployed to help people in southern Poland, including the 40,000 residents evacuated from the town of Nysa.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024
Thousands of people have been evacuted in Poland, including the personnel and patients of a hospital in the town of Nysa.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
Then Hermes carried it to be cared for by the nymphs of Nysa—the loveliest of earth’s valleys, but no man has ever looked upon Nysa or knows where it lies.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
In the procession of Ptolemy Philadelphus the colossal statue of Bacchus and his nurse Nysa were draped, the former in a shawl, the latter in a tunic variegated with gold.
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
At its base the city of Nysa stood in former times, and among many others fell before the arms of Alexander.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston
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