| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Stones taken from the cassan plant, which grows in Panter, renders the possessor invulnerable. (Odoricus in Hakluyt.) | 1 |
A dip in the river Styx rendered Achill s invulnerable. (Greek fable.) | 2 |
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Meda rendered Jason, with whom she had fallen in love, proof against wounds and fire by anointing him with the Promethe’an unguent. (Greek fable.) | 3 |
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Siegfried (2 syl.) was rendered invulnerable by anointing his body with dragon’s blood. (Nibelungen Lied.) | 4 |
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