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clytie

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In Greek mythology , the name Clytie (, Ionic ) or Clytia (, Attic and other dialects) may refer to: Clytie (Oceanid) , known for her unrequited love for Helios. Clytie or Phthia, concubine of Amyntor , the cause of a conflict between him and his son Phoenix ...

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Their names were Isis, Amphitrite, Hebe, Pandora, Psyche, Thetis, Pomona, Daphne, Clytie, Galatea and Arethusa.

CLYTIE CLYTIE was a water-nymph and in love with Apollo, who made her no return.

The latest supposition, however, is that this bust represented not Clytie, but Isis.

Hood in his Flowers thus alludes to Clytie: "I will not have the mad Clytie, Whose head is turned by the sun.

The Heliotrope of the fable of Clytie is called Turn-sole in old English books, and such a plant is known in England.

Mor pher threw Clytie at the head of Mliss when she -139- was "bad," and set her up before the child for adoration in her penitential moments.

It was not, therefore, surprising to the master to hear that Clytie was coming to school, obviously as a favor to the master and as an example for Mliss and others.

Questioning Clytie on the subject, it appeared that they had left the school together, but the wilful Mliss had taken another road.

The reader will imagine that in the present instance Mliss and Clytie were pre-eminent, and divided public attention.

Mliss with her clearness of material perception and self-reliance, Clytie with her placid -152- self-esteem and saint-like correctness of deport ment.

Townley took the Clytie to his carriage when the anti-Catholic mob threatened his house in 1780.

She pictures Aphrodite the beautiful, arising from the waves, and the beautiful Apollo and his loves,--Daphne, pursued by the god, changing into the laurel, and the enamored Clytie into the faithful sunflower.

Black, piercing eyes, not large, --a low forehead, as low as that of Clytie in the Townley bust,-- black hair, twisted in heavy braids,--a face that one could not help looking at for its beauty, yet that one wanted to look away from for something in its expression, and could not for those diamond eyes.