Iynx

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of jynx. alt-of, obsolete

    "Pindar [...] asserts that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, taught the lore of suppliant incantations. This was achieved by means of the iynx, the wry-neck or woodpecker."

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"Pindar [...] asserts that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, taught the lore of suppliant incantations. This was achieved by means of the iynx, the wry-neck or woodpecker."

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