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Attis

British  
/ ˈætɪs /

noun

  1. classical myth a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died

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On the morning before he was to report to the pool, Attis Clopton sat in a storefront breakfast spot near his Brooklyn apartment munching a glazed doughnut.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2014

Ms. Pailet said, “Now Attis, you’ve been scared of water your whole life?”

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2014

"I'm doing my shopping on a budget, which is why I'm digging through the clearance bin," said Attis, 25.

From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2013

Katrina Attis, who was shopping at a J.C.

From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2013

In case of necessity these woodcutters and carpenters, who knew how to fell the divine tree of Attis, were also able to cut down the timbers of burning buildings.

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Franz Cumont

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