Plural of euripus; narrow straits or channels with strong, irregular currents, named after the famous Euripus Strait in Greece.
From Latin/Greek 'Euripus,' the name of the channel between Euboea and mainland Greece, famous for its unpredictable tidal currents.
The original Euripus Strait was so infamous for its crazy currents that ancient people thought a god must be controlling the water—it nearly drove them crazy trying to understand it!
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