Phrygia
Americannoun
noun
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The Phrygian cap is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity in places such as Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, a place in modern day Turkey where the name originates.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
In ancient Phrygia, there was a legend that whoever could untie an infamously complicated knot between a chariot and its yoke would become the next king of Phrygia.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2015
His pious wife Phrygia is Nina Kaptsova, with Svetlana Zakharova deploying her extravagant supple technique as the narcissistic Aegina.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2010
In Phrygia, passions are still politics, feuds are more important than primaries, and the bitterness of centuries can clash in the exchange of a glance.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was King of Phrygia, the land of roses, and he had great rose gardens near his palace.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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