Ops
- proper noun
- /ɑps/
- Literature
- "I have to agree with Ops," said Fronto, after some moments.
Examples
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This is Ops Chief Goldstone reporting to Houston.
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Sanity becomes too heavy a burden. "You are still their prince," Ops replied.
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For his part, Ops did something Lucian had never seen him do:
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She's Chairman of the Space Ops Committee," Korry said.
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When Lucian, Fronto, and Ops attempted to follow, one of the maidens stepped in front of them.
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"The next morning, they set off again, Bromios striding between Fronto and Ops, his newest and dearest companions.
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"No," she said, momentarily turning her glance away from Ops, "they've come to take refuge since Bromios began persecuting them."
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In Roman mythology, Ops is known as the goddess of abundance and fertility, celebrated in various ancient rituals.
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Many ancient texts refer to Ops as the wife of Saturn, symbolizing the wealth of the harvest.
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The counterpart of the Greek goddess Rhea, Ops played a crucial role in Roman mythology regarding agricultural prosperity.
Synonyms
A mother goddess in ancient Greek stories, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus
An ancient mother goddess from what is now Turkey linked to nature, fertility, and mountains
A mother goddess from ancient Phrygia later linked to the Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
A mother goddess from ancient Phrygia who people worship for life and fertility
An ancient mother goddess from Phrygia who often wears a crown of towers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ops comes from a Latin word ops meaning 'help' or 'wealth', and the Romans called on her for crops and riches. That's why her name means abundance, and you can see the same root in the English word opulent ('rich').