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Definition of Cicalas
1. cicala [n] - See also: cicala
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cicalas
Literary usage of Cicalas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Heroes, Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children by Charles Kingsley (1856)
"There are twelve towns well peopled, the homes of an ancient race, the children
of Kekrops the serpent-king, the son of Mother Earth' who wear gold cicalas ..."
2. The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante", 1879-1882 by Albert Victor, George (1886)
"There are twelve towns well peopled, the homes of an ancient race, the children
of Kekrops, the serpent-king, the son of mother earth, who wear gold cicalas ..."
3. Reading in Public Schools by Thomas Henry Briggs, Lotus Delta Coffman (1911)
"... the son of Mother Earth, who wear gold cicalas among the tresses of their
golden hair; for like the cicalas they sprang from the earth, ..."
4. The Heroes by Charles Kingsley, Grace Rhys (1907)
"There are twelve towns well peopled, the homes of an ancient race, the children
of Kekrops the serpent-king, the son of Mother Earth, who wear gold cicalas ..."
5. The American School Readers by Kate Forrest Oswell, Charles Benajah Gilbert (1912)
"... the tresses of their golden hair; for like the cicalas they sprang from the
earth, and like the cicalas they sing all day, rejoicing in the genial sun. ..."
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