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Semele's nurse
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beroe
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Beroe ( Greek : Βερόη) in Greek mythology is a nymph of Beirut, the daughter of Aphrodite and Adonis , and sister of Golgos . She was wooed by both Dionysus and Poseidon , eventually marrying Poseidon . At the birth of Beroe, Hermes acted as the midwife ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beroe \Ber"o*e\, n. [L. Beroe, one of the Oceanid[ae] Gr. ?: cf. F. bero['e].] (Zo["o]l.) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.
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n. delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.
Usage examples of beroe.
In face and shape old Beroe she became, Doryclus' wife, a venerable dame, Once blest with riches, and a mother's name.
Assuming the form of Beroe, her aged nurse, she insinuated doubts whether it was indeed Jove himself who came as a lover.