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moly

Noun

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A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe.

A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; -- called also golden garlic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Direct me gods, whose changes are all holy, To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly. Thom Gunn

“At the beginning it’s like, ‘No I don’t think I have it,’ and then it hits you, it’s like holy moly this is intense,” Smith said. Source: Internet

Hermes told Odysseus to use the holy herb moly to protect himself from Circe's potion and, having resisted it, to draw his sword and act as if he were to attack Circe. Source: Internet

A review of my latest "spa" product, the Tony Moly I'm Real sheet masks. Source: Internet

Hermes warned Odysseus about Circe and gave Odysseus a drug called moly which gave him resistance to Circe's magic. Source: Internet

Holy moly, a wasp the size of a B-52 just circled round my desk; it went from flower to flower and then accelerated off into the distance, so perhaps they work a route for their nectar, like butterflies and hummingbirds do. Source: Internet

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