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Atlantis
(Encyclopedia) AtlantisAtlantisətlăntĭs, ăt– [key], in Greek legend, large island in the western sea (the Atlantic Ocean). Plato, in his dialogues the Timaeus and the Critias, tells of the high…Vivien
(Encyclopedia) Vivien, in Arthurian legend: see Merlin.Polydorus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia) Polydorus, in Greek legend: see Hecuba.Pyrrhus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia) Pyrrhus, in Greek legend: see Neoptolemus.Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend.Elaine
(Encyclopedia) Elaine, in Arthurian legend: see Launcelot, Sir.Virginia, in Roman legend
(Encyclopedia) Virginia, in Roman legend, daughter of the centurion Virginius. Her father stabbed her to save her from the lust of Appius Claudius Crassus, decemvir. This precipitated the fall of the…Thisbe , in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia) Thisbe: see Pyramus and Thisbe.Ismene
(Encyclopedia) IsmeneIsmeneĭsmēˈnē [key], in Greek legend, daughter of Oedipus and sister of Antigone.Godiva, Lady
(Encyclopedia) Godiva, LadyGodiva, Ladygōdīˈvə [key], fl. c.1040–80, wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia; famous for her legendary ride through the city of Coventry. She was a benefactor of several…Trending
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