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Weightlifting

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 2000 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Turkey's Naim Suleymanoglu, who is considered the greatest Olympic weightlifter in history…

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 41

Part 41I am he bringing help for the sick as they pant on their backs, And for strong upright men I bring yet more needed help.I heard what was said of the universe, Heard it and heard it of…

Brewer's: Heraclei'dæ

(4 syl.). The descendants of Heracles (Latin, Hercules). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894HeraldsHera A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: Cacus

A famous robber, represented as three-headed, and vomiting flames. He lived in Italy, and was strangled by Hercules. Sancho Panza says of the Lord Rinaldô and his friends, “They are…

Brewer's: Celts

(The), or The Kelts. This family of nations includes the Irish, Erse, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Low Bretons. According to historic fable, Celtina was the daughter of Britannus. She had a…