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Nepenthe

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Nepenthe is a collection of poetry published in 1921 by Greek poet Kostas Karyotakis. It was his second collection.

The word Nepenthe comes from classical mythology. It was a magical potion given to Helen by the Egyptian queen that would quell all sorrows of the drinker.