"evening land", or "western land", an ancient name for Italy
The name of a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of Cebren, a river god. Aesacus, son of Priamus and Alexirrhoe, fell in love with her. She fled from him but was bit by a snake and died. Aesacus, grieving, attempted to drown himself but was changed into a bird by Tethys.
... contracted the disease, from which he died at the colony.
He is the patron of lepers and outcasts, and was recently made the patron of AIDS patients. The world's only ...