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amphitrite
/ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/
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What does amphitrite mean?
noun
- Any polychaete worm of the genus Amphitrite.
proper noun
- A nymph, the wife of Poseidon.
- 29 Amphitrite, a main belt asteroid.
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Their names were Isis, Amphitrite, Hebe, Pandora, Psyche, Thetis, Pomona, Daphne, Clytie, Galatea and Arethusa.
Amphitrite, my queen, was the star-comedian of the South African music-hall stage, and the little man was really extraordinarily funny, keeping up one incessant flow of rather pungent gag, and making the spectators roar with laughter.
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I sailed from Smyrna in the Amphitrite, a Greek brigantine, which was confidently said to be bound for the coast of Syria; but I knew that this announcement was not to be relied upon with positive certainty, for the Greek mariners are practically free from the stringency of ship’s papers, and where they will, there they go.