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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18, section 1: Orpheus and Eurydice. Artistaeus. Amphion. Linus. Thamyris.
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Orpheus and Eurydice.
Artistaeus.
Amphion.
Linus.
Thamyris.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Artistaeus.
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Amphion.
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Linus.
Line 5
Thamyris.

Learner Dictionary

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orpheus noun US /ˈɔːrfiəs/

(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed

From this reading “Orpheus and Eurydice.”

Collocations
Orpheus andA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
and EurydiceA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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Amphion

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From this reading Amphion.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Orpheus and Eurydice.

Artistaeus

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From this reading Artistaeus.

Eurydice

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From this reading Orpheus and Eurydice.

Linus

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From this reading Linus.

OrpheusnounUS /ˈɔːrfiəs/

(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed

From this reading Orpheus and Eurydice.

Thamyris

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From this reading Thamyris.