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 Phœb.Phœnix. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Phœbus.
 
The sun or sun-god. In Greek mythology Apollo is called Phœbos (the sun-god), from the Greek verb phao (to shine).   1
       
“The rays divine of vernal Phœbus shine.”
       
Thomson: Spring.
 


 Phœb.Phœnix. 

 
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