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Ti·tho·nus (ti t̸hō′nəs)
noun
Gr. Myth. a son of Laomedon and a lover of Eos, who obtains immortality for him but not eternal youth: he continues to shrivel with age as a result and she turns him into a grasshopper out of pity
Etymology: L < Gr Tithōnos
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