English Explanatory Dictionary

Setebos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional deity worshipped by Caliban and his mother Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
  2. A moon of Uranus.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛtɛbʌs/

Word forms

Setebos

Etymology

The deity was named by William Shakespeare after a Patagonian deity mentioned in accounts of Magellan's voyages. The moon was named after the fictional deity.

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