Nisus
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ni·sus n. pl. nisus An effort or endeavor to realize an aim. [Latin nisus, from past participle of niti, to strive.] [1]
In classical mythology, Nisus (or Nisos) may refer to:
- Nisus of Nisus and Euryalus, son of Hyrtacus, lover of Euryalus, in Virgil's Aeneid
- Nisos, a king of Megara
- Silenus, also called Nisus, foster father of Dionysus
- Nissus of Dulichium, son of Aretias, father of Amphinomus, in Book 18 of Homer's The Odyssey
Nisus may also refer to:
- Nisus Writer, a word processor for the Apple Macintosh.
[edit] References
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. via - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nisus
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