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Eridanos
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English
Etymology
en grc Ἠρῐδᾰνός.
Proper noun
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en Eridanus a mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.
en 1993 w:Apollonius of Rhodes Richard Lawrence Hunter Book 4 Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) Oxford World’s Classics Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y. w:Oxford University Press 2009 113 https://archive.org/details/jasongoldenfleec0000apol/page/113/mode/1up 978-0-19-953872-0 Bright drops of amber fall to the ground from their the Heliades’ eyes; on the sand these are dried by the sun, and when the waters of the dark lake wash over the shores, as they are driven by the breath of the groaning wind, then the swelling current rolls all the amber into the Eridanos.
Anagrams
en adeinors aneroids donaries
Latin
Noun
la noun form Ēridanos
la Ēridanus voc