Astrape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess/personification of lightning, sister of Bronte, and an attendant of Zeus. Her Roman counterpart is Fulgora.
  2. A female given name.

Word forms

Astrape

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστραπή (astrapḗ, literally “lightning”).

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