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Ossa
Ossa, Australia, Greece 1. Australia (Tasmania): Mt Ossa has the same mythological origin as the mountain range in Greece.2. Greece: a mountain range named after the mountain in Greek mythology. Otus and Ephialtes, the sons of Poseidon, attempted to reach heaven by piling up mountains, one upon another. They placed Ossa on Olympus and then Pelion on Ossa.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ossa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ossa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ossa.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ossa." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ossa.html |
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Ossa
Ossa a mountain in Thessaly, NE Greece, south of Mount Olympus. In Greek mythology the giants were said to have piled Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa on to Mount Pelion in an attempt to reach heaven and destroy the gods.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ossa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ossa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Ossa.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Ossa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Ossa.html |
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Ossa
Ossa , peak, c.6,490 ft (1,980 m) high, NE Thessaly, N Greece. According to legend the Aloadae piled Mt. Pelion on Ossa when they stormed Olympus. |
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"Ossa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ossa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ossa.html "Ossa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ossa.html |
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Ossa
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•convincer, mincer, pincer, rinser, wincer
•Amritsar, Maritsa, spritzer
•howitzer • kibitzer • purchaser
•artificer • officer • surfacer • Pulitzer
•Wurlitzer • promiser • harnesser
•menacer
•practiser (US practicer)
•de-icer, dicer, enticer, gricer, paise, pricer, ricer, slicer, splicer
•Schweitzer
•Barbarossa, dosser, embosser, fossa, glosser, josser, Ossa, Saragossa, tosser
•boxer • sponsor • matzo • bobbysoxer
•Chaucer, courser, endorser (US indorser), enforcer, forcer, reinforcer, saucer, Xhosa
•balsa, waltzer
•dowser, grouser, Hausa, mouser, Scouser
•announcer, bouncer, denouncer, pouncer, pronouncer, renouncer, trouncer
•schnauzer
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"Ossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ossa.html "Ossa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Ossa.html |
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