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Brewer's: Aguecheek
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, a straight-haired country squire, stupid even to silliness, self-conceited, living to eat, and wholly unacquainted with the world of fashion. The character is in…Brewer's: Caspar
A huntsman who sold himself to Zamiel, the Black Huntsman. The night before the expiration of his lease of life he bargained for three years' respite on condition of bringing Max into the…Brewer's: Cyclic Poets
Inferior epic poets. On the death of Homer a host of minstrels caught the contagion of his poems, and wrote continuations, illustrations, or additions thereto. These poets were called…Brewer's: Sceptre
That of Agamemnon is the most noted. Homer says it was made by Vulcan, who gave it to the son of Saturn. It then passed successively to Jupiter, to Mercury, to Pelops, to Atreus (2 syl.),…Brewer's: Trojan War
(The). The siege of Troy by the Greeks. After a siege of ten years the city was taken and burnt to the ground. The last year of the siege is the subject of Homer's Iliad; the burning of…Brewer's: Xanthos
[reddish yellow]. Achilles' wonderful horse. Being chid by his master for leaving Patroclos on the field of battle, the horse turned his head reproachfully, and told Achilles that he also would soon…Brewer's: Zoilos
(Latin, Zoilus). The sword of Zoilos. The pen of a critic. Zoilos was a literary Thersites, shrewd, witty, and spiteful. He was nicknamed Homeromastix (Homer's scourge), because he…2001 Professional Baseball Season Recap
Desert Reign The 2001 baseball season had it all - power hitting, power pitching, dominant teams and doormats, hall-of-famers retiring, top-notch rookies coming in to replace them, and of course,…Greek literature, ancient
(Encyclopedia) Greek literature, ancient, the writings of the ancient Greeks. The Greek Isles are recognized as the birthplace of Western intellectual life. The next period of Greek literature…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Poems of 1817, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley OzymandiasNote on Poems of 1817, by Mrs. Shelley The very illness that oppressed, and the aspect of death which had approached so near Shelley, appear to have…Trending
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