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Tyche
[ tahy-kee ]
noun
- the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
Tyche
/ ˈtaɪkɪ /
noun
- Greek myth the goddess of fortune Roman counterpartFortuna
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tyche1
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Example Sentences
Charis and Tyche were allegories, the latter having been represented sitting because happiness does not stand fast.
Fortuna, courted by all nations, was in Greek Tyche, or the goddess of chance.
The monuments of Quietus and of Tyche are the finest examples of the altar type at Pompeii.
On the tomb of Nvoleia Tyche was a carving of a ship gliding into port, the sailors furling the sails.
In the later classical age every one had its impersonation of sculptured image—the Tyche of the City.
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