According to them, the voluntary emasculation of Atis was typical of the revolution of the sun between the tropics, or the separation of the human soul from vice and error.
The story of Atis is one of the most mysterious of the mythological emblems.
The French Atis is a vehement and powerful lover, who elopes with the nymph Sangaride on the wings of the Zephyrs, which had been placed by Cybele, who was herself enamoured of the youth, at the disposal of Atis.
Catullus probably believed as little in Atis and Cybele as Muretus, but he lived among men who did; and though his opinions might not be influenced, his imagination was tinged with the colours of the age.
Zar-Ades signifies the Lord of light: Zar-Atis and Atish, the Lord of fire.
He was also the same as Atisof Lydia, whose rites were celebrated in conjunction with those of Rhea, and Cybele, the mother of the Gods.
His greatest work is contained in the 1762 volume, the idyll of Atis och Camilla; the exquisite little pastoral entitled "Daphne" was published at the same time, and Gyllenborg was the first to proclaim the supremacy of his friend.
Atis och Camilla was long the most admired poem in the Swedish language; it is written in a spirit of pastoral which is now to some degree faded, but in comparison with most of the other productions of the time it is freshness itself.
Though I may have a negro for gallant, And erred when Atis for me seemed to pant, His merit and the black's superior rank, Must lessen, if not quite excuse my prank.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "atis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
