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hippomanes

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From Latin hippomanes, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής (hippomănḗs); see hippo- and the related suffix -mania.

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  1. uncountable An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal in heat. Let Circe and Medea bring the lees / Of some foul cup! Let Thessaly prepare / Its direst poison! Bring hippomanes, / Fierce philtre from the frantic, brooding mare!
  2. uncountable A membrane on the forehead of a foal, used in love potions. Hippomanes was used in ancient Roman potions as an aphrodisiac.

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@misc{hippomanes_2026,
  title = {hippomanes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hippomanes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}