Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Terpsichore

(properly Terp-sik'-o-re, but often pronounced Terp'-si-core). The goddess of dancing. Terpsichorean, relating to dancing. Dancers are called “the votaries of Terpsichore.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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