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Ortygian

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Or·​ty·​gian | \ (ˈ)ȯ(r)¦tij(ē)ən\

Definition of Ortygian

1 : of or relating to the Greek island of Delos held in antiquity to be the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis Ortygian Artemis
2 : of or relating to the Sicilian island of Ortygia on which modern Syracuse is built beneath the Ortygian shore— P. B. Shelley

History and Etymology for Ortygian

in sense 1, from Ortygia Delos, smallest island of the Cyclades, south Aegean Sea + English -an; in sense 2, from Ortygia, island near the southeastern coast of Sicily + English -an

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