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Acontius (əkŏn`shəs), in Greek mythology, young man who loved Cydippe. He met her at a festival of Artemis and threw before her an apple inscribed, "I swear by the temple of Artemis to marry Acontius." She read the inscription aloud. The goddess accepted her words as an oath and brought about the marriage of the lovers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is surprising to find so little on Sebastien Castellio, described
in a note referring to Acontius as "the other great
sixteenth-century defender of toleration" (128, n. (75) In Chillingworth's Religion of Protestants (written
1635-37; first published 1638), Acontius is enlisted in defense of the
English church against those papists who assail its novelty and
uncertainty. |
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