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Ball, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Ball, Thomas, 1819–1911, American sculptor, b. Charlestown, Mass.; son of a house and sign painter. Thomas Ball was also a singer of reputation, the first in the United States to sing…Ribeiro, Bernardim
(Encyclopedia) Ribeiro, BernardimRibeiro, Bernardimbərnərdēmˈ rēbāˈr&oobreve; [key], 1482?–1552?, Portuguese poet. Ribeiro was a figure at the Lisbon court and is said to have gone mad after an…Shuayb
(Encyclopedia) ShuaybShuaybsh&oomacr;hāyb [key], Qur'anic non-biblical prophet, appeared later than Hud and Salih among “the people of the thicket.” His preaching is said to have consisted of a…personification
(Encyclopedia) personification, figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are endowed with human qualities, e.g., allegorical morality plays where characters include Good Deeds,…Pausias
(Encyclopedia) PausiasPausiaspôˈshēəs [key], fl. 1st half of 4th cent. b.c., Greek painter. He was celebrated for his decorative paintings, particularly in encaustic, a method which he is said to…Ermanaric
(Encyclopedia) ErmanaricErmanaricûrmănˈərĭk [key], d. c.375, king of the Ostrogoths. He extended his power over other barbarian tribes and thus built up in eastern Europe an empire stretching from…Fleming, Peggy
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Peggy, 1948–, American ice skater, b. San Jose, Calif. She began skating at age 9, and after distinguished accomplishments as a juvenile and novice skater, she was U.S. Ladies…Copenhagen ware
(Encyclopedia) Copenhagen ware, several types of pottery, both underglaze and overglaze, produced in Copenhagen since c.1760. At that time a Frenchman, Louis Fournier, made soft-paste chinaware in…Cuchulain
(Encyclopedia) CuchulainCuchulainkəh&oobreve;lˈən, –h&oomacr;ˈlən [key], Irish legendary hero of Ulster, of prodigious strength and remarkable beauty. He is the central figure of the Ulster…Andromache
(Encyclopedia) AndromacheAndromacheăndrŏˈməkē [key], in Greek mythology, Trojan princess, wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. After the Trojan War she was carried away by Neoptolemus, whose father…Trending
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