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LORELEI
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Germanic Mythology
Pronounced: lawr-e-LIE, LAWR-e-lie [key]
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From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock". This is the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures fishermen to their death with her song. |
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