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Brewer's: Stone Jug
Either a stone jar or a prison. The Greek word (kordmos) means either an earthen jar or a prison, as in (chalkeo en keramo), in a brazen prison. When Venus complained to the immortals that…Brewer's: Olympian Jove
or rather Zeus (1 syl.) A statue by Phidias, and reckoned one of the “Seven Wonders of the World.” Pausanias (vii. 2) says when the sculptor placed it in the temple at Elis, he prayed the…Real Essay Gaffes
"Proofread! Have others proofread! Spell check! It's stunning how many people have careless, even really obvious typos in their statements. It makes the applicant look sloppy,…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Author's Preface
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Dedication Author's Preface The Poem which I now present to the world is an attempt from which I scarcely dare to expect success, and in which a writer of established…Pirate History
Thousands of years of ambushes, raids, hijackings, and more by Mark Hughes Related Links 2008 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings Timeline: Pirates Famous Real…Menacing Monster Guide
/* /*]]>*/ by David Johnson Monster Mania! Halloween Tricksters and TreatsQuiz: MonstersMonster JokesMonsters and Imaginary BeastsThe Terrifying Truth about Dracula Top 10 All-Time…Brewer's: Agamemnon
Agamem′non King of Argos, in Greece, and commander-in-chief of the allied Greeks who went to the siege of Troy. The fleet being delayed by adverse winds at Aulis, Agamemnon sacrificed his…Brewer's: Odour of Sanctity
(In the). The Catholics tell us that good persons die in the “odour of sanctity;” and there is a certain truth in the phrase, for, when one honoured by the Church dies, it is not unusual…Brewer's: Shields
The most famous in story are the Shield of Achilles described by Homer, of Hercules, described by Hesiod, and of Æneas described by Virgil. Other famous bucklers described in classic story…U.S. Societies & Associations (H)
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America (1912): 50 West 58 St., New York, N.Y. 10019. 385,000. Phone: (800) 664-5646. www.hadassah.org. Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning…Trending
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