Complete Definition of "nepenthe"

English

Etymology
Latin n�penthes < Greek νη�ενθή� (n�penth�s, soothing sorrow): νη- (n�, a negative prefix) + �ένθο� (penthos, grief, sorrow).

Noun
en-noun

#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.

Quotations
1845, Edgar Allan Poe, wikisource:The Raven (Poe)|The Raven (published in the New York Evening Mirror)
:"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee &mdash; by these angels he hath sent thee
:Respite &mdash; respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore.
:Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"

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