in diameter, half-way up the peak of Cynthus. As the nominal centre of the Cyclades archipelago, Mount Cynthus offers superb views of the innermost islands:...
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is a feminine given name of Greek origin: Κυνθία, Kynthía, "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the...
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(presumably Athena). Another site, retaining its Pre-Greek name Mount Cynthus, is crowned with a sanctuary of Zeus. In 1990, UNESCO added Delos to the...
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from λύκος, "wolf", and κτείνειν, "to kill" Apollo's birthplace was Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos. Cynthius (/ˈsɪnθiəs/ SIN-thee-əs; Κύνθιος, Kunthios)...
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Cindy Pronunciation /ˈsɪndi/ SYN-dee Gender Female Origin Meaning "from Cynthus" (Cynthia) or "light" (Lucinda) Other names Alternative spelling Cindee...
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Artemis, Selene was sometimes called "Cynthia", meaning "she of Mount Cynthus" (the birthplace of Artemis). Selene, along with her brother, her sister...
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Moon, was also called Cynthia, from her legendary birthplace on Mount Cynthus. These names – Luna, Cynthia and Selene – are reflected in technical terms...
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of the Greek goddess Artemis, who according to legend was born on Mount Cynthus. Selene, the Greek personification of the Moon, and the Roman Diana were...
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Artemis that Selene appropriated is "Cynthia", meaning "born in Mount Cynthus." The goddesses Artemis, Selene, and Hecate formed a triad, identified...
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alternate name for the Moon goddess Artemis (from her birthplace, Mount Cynthus on Delos), and this minor planet was imaged many times with the Moon above...
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