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Thyia

Thyia proper noun: the naiad of a spring on Mount Parnassos where the Thyiades of Dionysus gathered to revel.

Proper noun

Thyia

  1. (Greek) the naiad of a spring on Mount Parnassos where the Thyiades of Dionysus gathered to revel

Origin of Thyia

Ancient Greek, from θύω (thúō, “celebrate”)

Questions about Thyia

What does Thyia mean?
Thyia means the naiad of a spring on Mount Parnassos where the Thyiades of Dionysus gathered to revel.
What part of speech is Thyia?
Thyia is a proper noun.

Words near Thyia in the dictionary

  1. Thyestean
  2. Thyestes
  3. Thygerson
  4. thygmotaxic
  5. thygmotaxis
  6. Thyia
  7. thyine
  8. thylacinamorphic
  9. thylacine
  10. thylacines
  11. thylacinid

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