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Ogygian — in retirement at Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky Sire Damascus Grandsire Sword Dancer … Wikipedia
Ogygian — O*gyg i*an ([ o]*j[i^]j [i^]*an), a. [L. Ogygius, Gr. Ogy gios.] Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ogygian — (adj.) 1843, of great antiquity or age, from Gk. Ogygos, name of a mythical Attic or Boeotian king who even in classical times was thought to have lived very long ago. Also sometimes with reference to a famous flood said to have occurred in his… … Etymology dictionary
ogygian — ōˈjijēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin ogygius Ogygian (from Greek ōgygios, from Õgygos, Õgygēs, ancient legendary king of Boeotia) + English an 1. : of or relating to the legendary Greek King Ogyges or to a deluge said to … Useful english dictionary
Ogygian deluge — noun A flood said to have occurred during the reign of Ogyges • • • Main Entry: ↑Ogygian … Useful english dictionary
Ogyges — Ogyges, Ogygus or Ogygos (Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὤγυγος) is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia,[1] but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica. Contents 1 Etymology 2 … Wikipedia
Ogygia — Odysseus and Calypso in the caves of Ogygia. Painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625) Ogygia (Greek: Ὠγυγίη or Ὠγυγία; Ogygiē/Ogygia), is an island mentioned in Homer s Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the … Wikipedia
Deluge (mythology) — The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known in modern times through the Biblical … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek flood myths — Greek mythology knows four floods, the sinking of Atlantis, the flood of Dardanus, the flood of Ogyges, and the flood of Deucalion. Two of these ended two of the Ages of Man: the Ogygian Deluge ended the Silver Age, and the flood of Deucalion… … Wikipedia
ὠγύγιον — Ὠγύγιος Ogygian masc acc sg Ὠγύγιος Ogygian neut nom/voc/acc sg Ὠγύγιος Ogygian masc/fem acc sg Ὠγύγιος Ogygian neut nom/voc/acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
