Puzzled about nepenthe
How did nepenthe make its way into today’s Sunday Puzzle? My guess is that Will Shortz has many lists of words, searchable in many ways, and thus found this word.
Word of the day: aegis
The modern meanings of aegis always throw me for a moment, because when I see the word I think of Athena, whose aegis scares the bejeezus out of people.
Word of the Day: lotusland
Lotusland is not a nice place to visit, precisely because to visit is to stay.
Eponym of the day: hector
“Hector is a brave and dutiful character, but unfortunately his name is now sullied in the language.”
Word of the day: aegis
Pallas Athena borrows the keys to the aegis from Dad.
Lotusland
The meaning of the word.
Odysseus and odium
From the word-a-day list offered by wordsmith.org : odium (O-dee-uhm) noun 1. Hatred accompanied by contempt. 2. A state of infamy...