Definition of Nepenthe

a fictional potion said to have been used by the ancient people to erase the memory of pain or sorrow

Examples of Nepenthe in a sentence

To help her chase away all of her sorrow, Polydamna gave Helen a nepenthe potion.  🔊

Nepenthe was mixed up by the sorceress so that her client could forget all her troubles.  🔊

After suffering so much grief, the ancient Greek looked for the recipe for nepenthe so he could wipe his memories with the potion.  🔊

Sipping the nepenthe, Helen began to forget all of her sorrows that seemed to overwhelm her before drinking the concoction.  🔊

The distraught woman clutched a glass filled with nepenthe and hoped that she would be erased of her woes once she gulped down the tonic.  🔊

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