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Brewer's: Saturn's Tree
in alchemy, is a deposit of crystallised lead, massed together in the form of a “tree.” It is produced by a shaving of zinc in a solution of the acetate of lead. In alchemy Saturn = lead…Brewer's: Ælurus
Ælu′rus The cat. An Egyptian deity held in the greatest veneration. Herodotus (ii. 66) tells us that Diana, to avoid being molested by the giants, changed herself into a cat. The deity used…Brewer's: Metals
The seven metals in alchemy. Gold, Apollo or the sun. Silver, Diana or the moon. Quicksilver, Mercury. Copper, Venus. Iron, Mars. Tin, Jupiter. Lead, Saturn. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Procris
Unerring as the dart of Procris. When Procris fled from Cephalus out of shame, Diana gave her a dog that never failed to secure its prey, and a dart which not only never missed aim, but…Brewer's: Images which fell from Heaven
Diana of Ephesus (Acts xix. 35). The same is said of the image of Cybele (3 syl.), set up in the temple of Victory, at Rome. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Lælaps
A very powerful dog given by Diana to Procris; Procris gave it to Cephalos. While pursuing a wild boar it was metamorphosed into a stone. (See Dogs, Actæcon's fifty dogs.) Source:…Brewer's: Ephesian Letters
Magic characters. The Ephesians were greatly addicted to magic. Magic characters were marked on the crown, cincture, and feet of Diana; and, at the preaching of Paul, many which used…Brewer's: Erostratus
The man who set fire to the temple of Diana in Ephesus, on the day Alexander the Great was born. This he did to make his name immortal. In order to defeat his vainglory, the Ephesians…British Royalty - Royal Delivery
Royal Delivery The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis. Related Links Prince William and Kate…British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Men
Doubles—Men1884–86William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1887Herbert Wilberforce–P.B. Lyon1888–89William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1890Joshua Pim–F.O. Stoker1891Wilfred Baddeley–Herbert Baddeley1892E.W.…Trending
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