ventriloquist
engastrimyth Greek for 'ventriloquist'. From Greek en, 'in' plus gaster, 'belly' plus mythos, 'speech, talk'; which makes it the equivalent of the better known Latin ventriloquist, which itself comes from venter, 'belly' plus loqui, 'speak, talk'. Engastrimyth is rarely seen anymore and it refers to the soothsaying phenomenon of speaking without ...