Literally, her name means "Starry-Faced", a compound of ἄστηρ (ástēr, "star") and ὄψ (ops, "face"), but its idiomatic meaning is "lightning".
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- Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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Anne Carson, from “Plainwater: Essays and Poetry.”
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St. Croix River Lighthouse 1856, Calis, Maine - William Davis , 2020.
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The Last Scene In The Movie by Eleanor Hsieh
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Vincent van Gogh
Kingfisher by the Waterside
Paris, July-August 1887
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Anne Sexton, from a letter featured in Anne Sexton; A Self-Portrait In Letters
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Misty oaks. Crane Creek Regional Park by alice cummings
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ancient greek word of the day: ἀμάραντος (amarantos), unfading; as substantive ἀμάραντον (amaranton), never-fading flower
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