Another wrinkle,
What if the word "apis" doesn't refer to apes, but rather, to Apis, the
sacred bull deity of Egypt; Apis, the classical King of Greece, as it
appears in Gower, or, a "fool or dupe," as I found it defined in one
Chaucer glossary. In Latin, apis is a bee.
Amelia Carr
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Allegheny College
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