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Nov 30, 2009
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Ac•tis



Pronunciation: (ak'tis), [key]
n. Class. Myth.
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.

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