Aonia
|A-o-ni-a|
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/eɪˈoʊniə/
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/eɪˈəʊniə/
land of the Muses
Etymology
'Aonia' originates from Ancient Greek, specifically the word 'Αωνία (Aōnía)', where the root referred to the region associated with the Aones (a Boeotian people) and its association with the Muses.
'Aonia' passed into Latin as 'Aonia' and was used in medieval and Renaissance Latin and English poetry as a poetic name for the home of the Muses; from those literary uses it entered modern English poetic vocabulary.
Initially, it meant 'a specific geographic region in Boeotia,' but over time it evolved into a poetic/metaphorical term meaning 'the realm of the Muses' or 'poetic inspiration.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
aonia: a district of ancient Boeotia in Greece, particularly the area around Mount Helicon, traditionally regarded as the home of the Muses.
Ancient poets often invoked Aonia as the sacred seat of the Muses.
Synonyms
Noun 2
aonia (poetic): a literary or poetic name for the realm of the Muses; used figuratively to mean poetic inspiration or the world of poetry.
The novelist returned to Aonia in his descriptions, invoking a world of lyric vision.
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