JANE ELLEN HARRISON
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪn ˈɛlən hˈaɹɪsən], \dʒˈeɪn ˈɛlən hˈaɹɪsən], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_n ˈɛ_l_ə_n h_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_s_ə_n]\
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An English lecturer and writer on Greek art and mythology; born in 1850. She began her career as a lecturer in 1882 at the British Museum, and has since extended her work to South Kensington and most of the provincial towns. She has been prominently identified with the university extension movement. Among her publications may be mentioned: "Myths of the Odyssey" (1881); "Introductory Studies in Greek Art" (1885); "Mythology and Monuments of Ancient Athens"; "Phoebe"; "Rosary for Lent"; "Dear Feast of Lent"; "A Corner in Spain".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.