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Ascra
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English
Proper noun
An ancient town in Boeotia which was the home of the poet Hesiod
Derived terms
en Ascran
Translations
ancient town in Boeotia
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἄσκρα f
Portuguese: pt Ascra f
Anagrams
en aacrs Casar ascar ascar- ACARS Caras sacra SAARC Arcas sacar
Latin
Etymology
la Ascra :bor grc:Ἄσκρα + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ascra<1.loc>
An ancient town in Boeotia which was the home of the poet Hesiod
la Sextus Propertius Elegies 2 13 4 Amor...iussit et Ascraeum sic habitare nemus. Love... ordered me thus to inhabit the groves of Ascra. c. 24 BC
Declension
Ascra<1.loc>
Derived terms
la Ascraeus
References
la Towns