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Epigoni
(Encyclopedia) EpigoniEpigoniēpĭgˈənī [key], in Greek legend, the sons of the Seven against Thebes, who avenged the death of their fathers. Under the leadership of Adrastus and Alcmaeon, the Epigoni…Timeline of Father's Day History
A century of celebrating dads 1910s 1920s 1950s 1960s 1970s 2000s 1910 Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, organizes the first Father's…Aesop's Fables: Father and Sons
by Aesop Jupiter and the MonkeyThe LampFather and Sons A certain man had several Sons who were always quarrelling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live…Brewer's: Lie with One's Fathers
(To). To be buried in one's native place. “Reposer avec ses péres.” “I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt.” - Genesis xlvii. 30 Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Father of his Country
Cicero was so entitled by the Roman senate. They offered the same title to Marius, but he refused to accept it. Several of the Cæsars were so called—Julius, after quelling the insurrection…Brewer's: Fathers of the Greek Church
Eusebius, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory Nazianzenus, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Jerusalem, Chrysostom, Epiphanius, Cyril of Alexandria, and Ephraim, deacon of Edessa. Source:…Brewer's: Fathers of the Latin Church
Lactantius, Hilary, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome, Augustin of Hippo, and St. Bernard. The last of the fathers. St. Bernard (1091-1153). The schoolmen who followed treated their subjects…Maachah, persons in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Maachah or MaacahMaacahboth: māˈəkə [key], in the Bible. 1 Absalom's mother. 2 See Maoch. 3 Idolatrous wife of Rehoboam. She was Absalom's daughter and mother of Abijah. 4 Caleb's…Butler, Alban
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Alban, 1710–73, English Roman Catholic priest, compiler of lives of the saints. He was educated at Douai and was president of the English seminary at Saint-Omer. His monumental…Pearson, John
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, John, 1613–86, English prelate and scholar. He was a royalist chaplain (1645) in the civil war, but during Cromwell's regime he lived quietly in London. His Exposition of the…Trending
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