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Brewer's: Isis
I'sis Sister-wife of Osiris. The cow was sacred to her; and she is represented with two long horns from one stem at the top of her head. She is said to have invented spinning and weaving…William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVDuke Orsino's palaceEnter Valentine and Viola in man's attireValentineIf the duke continue these favours towards you, Cesario, you are like to be much advanced: he hath known you but…John Keats: To George Felton Mathew
by JohnKeatsTo My Brother GeorgeTo George Felton Mathew Sweet are the pleasures that to verse belong, And doubly sweet a brotherhood in song; Nor can remembrance, Mathew! bring to view A…Brewer's: Planets
i. In astrology there are seven planets: APOLLO, the sun, represents gold. DIANA, the moon, represents silver. MERCURY represents quicksilver. VENUS represents copper. MARS represents iron…Women's Olympic Swimming: 100-meter Backstroke
100-meter Backstroke Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the women's 100m Backstroke swimming competition from 1924 to the present. Year WinnerTime Record1924 Sybil Bauer, USA 1:23…Brewer's: Deities
Air: Ariel, Elves (singular, Elf). Caves or Caverns: Hill-people (Hög-folk, hög = height). Corn: Ceres (2 syl.) (Greek, Demeter). Domestic Life: Vesta. Eloquence: Mercury (Greek, Hermes…Royal Titles and Nobility Ranks in a Monarchy
Source: iStockMonarchy is a form of government in which a single person, called a monarch, is the head of state for the duration of their life. The word is of Greek origin, deriving from the words "…The Meeting Between Nausicaa and Ulysses - The Odyssey
Calypso--Ulysses Reaches Sche... Reception of Ulysses at the P... The Meeting Between Nausicaa and Ulysses. So here Ulysses slept, overcome by sleep and toil; but Minerva went off…William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well, Act V
Act VScene IMarseilles. A streetEnter Helena, Widow, and Diana, with two attendantsHelenaBut this exceeding posting day and night Must wear your spirits low; we cannot help it: But since you…The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun
The Nymph Complaining for the Death of Her Faun The wanton Troopers riding by Have shot my Faun and it will dye. Ungentle men! They cannot thrive To kill thee. Thou neer didst alive Them any…Trending
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