Relating to Amyclae, an ancient Greek city, or characteristic of its silent people according to legend.
From Amyclae, an ancient Spartan settlement in Greece, combined with -ean (suffix meaning 'relating to'). The city gained legendary fame through the myth that its people were punished for disbelief with eternal silence.
There's an amazing ancient legend where the people of Amyclae became so silent that when a real enemy finally invaded, nobody bothered to warn anyone—their reputation for silence was so complete that warnings were ignored!
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