Acis was, in Greek mythology, a Sicilian youth who was often considered the son of Dionysus. He loved the nymphGalatea but was killed with a boulder by a jealous suitor, the CyclopsPolyphemus. Galatea turned his blood into the river Acis in Sicily.
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The following morning Stiva and Vronsky are at the station to welcome Anna and Vronsky's mother respectively. This is the occasion the first meeting of Ann ...