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Definition of Ephyra

Ephyra
Ephyra Eph"y*ra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an old name of Corinth.] (Zo["o]l.) A stage in the development of discophorous medus[ae], when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.

Meaning of Ephyra from wikipedia

- Look up ephyra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ephyra may refer to: The ancient city of Cichyrus in Thesprotia, later known as Ephyra Ephyra (Aetolia)...
- 242391; 20.53143 Cichyrus (Ancient Gr****: Κίχυρος, Kichyros), earlier called Ephyra (Ἐφύρα or Ἐφύρη), was the capital of ancient Thesprotia, according to the...
- Gr**** mythology, Ephyra (Ancient Gr****: Ἐφύρα, romanized: Ephýra, lit. "nymph") or Ephyre may refer to two different deities: Ephyra, one of the 3,000...
- located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by devotees to be the door to Hades, the realm of...
- (/ˈsɪsɪfəs/; Ancient Gr****: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina to the river...
- Ephyra (Ancient Gr****: Ἔφυρα) was a town of ancient Arcadia mentioned by Steph**** of Byzantium. Its site is unlocated. Steph**** of Byzantium. Ethnica...
- Ephyra (Ancient Gr****: Ἐφύρη) was a village of Sicyonia, in the north of the Peloponnese, mentioned by Strabo, along with the river Selleeis, as situated...
- 37°51′N 21°31′E / 37.85°N 21.52°E / 37.85; 21.52 Ephyra (Ancient Gr****: Ἐφύρη, Ἔφυρα, Ἐφύρα, or Εφύρα) was town of ancient Elis, situated upon the river...
- Absyrtus. Yet other versions make Aeëtes a native of Corinth and son of Ephyra, an Oceanid, or else of a certain Antiope.[AI-generated source?] Asterope...
- Ephyra (Ancient Gr****: Ἐφύρη) was a town of the Agraei in ancient Aetolia. Its site is unlocated. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.338. Page numbers refer...