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Libyan resort
Answer for the clue "Libyan resort ", 6 letters:
cyrene
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
In Greek mythology , as recorded in Pindar 's 9th Pythian ode, Cyrene or Kyrene (, "sovereign queen") was the daughter of Hypseus , King of the Lapiths , although some myths state that her father was actually the river-god Peneus and she was a nymph rather ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ancient Greek colony in Libya; the name is of unknown origin. Cyrenaic referred to the philosophy ("practical hedonism") of Aristippus of Cyrene (c.435-c.356 B.C.E.).
Usage examples of cyrene.
Clutching his long hair, he was forced to sail on to Apollonia, the port serving Cyrene city, the capital of Cyrenaica.
Humanity is shocked at the recital of the horrid cruelties which they committed in the cities of Egypt, of Cyprus, and of Cyrene, where they dwelt in treacherous friendship with the unsuspecting natives.