What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Especially in summer, the upper deck of the health club offered a sybaritic escape.
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An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
The protean nature of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
The word protean is an allusion to the sea god Proteus in Greek mythology. Because the sea is constantly changing, to describe something as protean suggests that it is variable or in flux.
The source of the allusion sybaritic is Greek history.
Located in a fertile coastal area of southern Italy, Sybaris was a prosperous Greek city known for its citizens' lavish lifestyles.
The allusion sybaritic means luxurious.