Aegipan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːdʒɪpan/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aegipan is a noun meaning (Greek mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
Meaning
(Greek mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
Example Sentences
there were passages in Pomponius Mela, about the old African Satyrs and Oegipans, over which Usher would sit dreaming for hours.
"No," Shin said, "I don't think that folk who were warned that you were arriving on an ogre would be terrified to learn that an aegipan was part of the group also. Though I'm flattered that you'd consider such a possibility."
Word Forms
- aegipans
- aegipanes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oegipan, satyr, panisc, hippocamp, ephialtes, satyre.
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