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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

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In Greek mythology, Acantis or Acanthys, was one of the daughters of Antinous and Hippodamia. Sister of Acanthus . For the pain of her brother's death, she cried permanently, so the gods transformed her into a bird to calm her down. Name of a genus of birds of the family Fringilidae (Acanthys), to which the canaries, the goldfinches or the finches belong. Canary, finch, goldfinch.

  




GARCÍA ALBERTO ENRIQUE

Acantis-refers to one of the daughters of Antinous and Hippodamia transformed into a bird by the gods to free her from the pain and incessant crying caused by the death of her beloved brother Acanthus-

  



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