strophalos

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noun

A wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate.

OriginAncient Greek στρόφαλος →
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Meanings

nounstrophalos (plural strophaloi)

plural strophaloi

  1. A wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστρόφαλος
  2. Englishstrophalos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στρόφαλος (stróphalos), from στρόφ (stróph, “twisting, twirling, whirling”) + αλος (alos, “halo, circle, coil, crest, disk, ring, wheel”).

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APA

strophalos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophalos

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“strophalos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophalos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strophalos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophalos.

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