| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: "Sunt geminae somini portae, quarum altera fertur 2: Altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto; 3: Anchises dismisses AEneas through the ivory gate, on quitting the infernal regions, to indicate the unreality of his vision. 4: Cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris; 5: Horn-gate One of the two gates of "Dreams;" the other is of ivory. Visions which issue from the former come true. This whim depends upon two Greek puns; the Greek for horn is keras, and the verb krano or karanoo means "to bring to an issue," "to fulfil; so again elephas is ivory, and the verb elephairo means "to cheat," "to deceive." The verb kraino, however, is derived from kra, "the head," and means "to bring to a head;" and the verb elephairo is akin to elachus, "small." 6: Sed falsa ad coelum mittunt insomnia Man." 7: Virgil: AEneid, vi. 894, etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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