In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AONIAN
A*o"ni*an, a. Etym: [From Aonia, a part of Boeotia, in Greece.]
Definition: Pertaining to Aonia, Boeotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there. Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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