Kypris
Americannoun
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The name Cypria comes from Kypris, Venus, who caused the infatuation which led to the war.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
Kypris first he wounded in close fight, in the wrist of her hand, and then assailed he me, even me, with the might of a god.
From The Iliad by Homer
But here in peace Kypris and Apollo of the silver bow take their pleasure, having set on this mad one that knoweth not any law.
From The Iliad by Homer
Vinicius had just committed him to the care of Asklepios and Kypris.
From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah
Chthonoë O Kypris, tell The deeds of men, not lovers!
From Helen Redeemed and Other Poems by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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