Definition of Nepenhe
Nepenthe, an imaginary goddess, the allayer of pain and the soother
of sorrows, or the impersonation of stern retributive justice.
- Wikipedia
Ne*pen"the (?), n. [Fr. Gr. &?;
removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which
lulled sorrow for the day; &?; not + &?; sorrow, grief.] A drug
used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some
supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and
comforting.
Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a
court. Pope.
Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe.
Poe.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A drug described in Homer's Odyssey that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow.
- Anything which effects the welcome forgetfulness of such sorrow.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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