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Orpheus
(Encyclopedia) OrpheusOrpheusôrˈfēəs, ôrˈfy&oomacr;s [key], in Greek mythology, celebrated Thracian musician. He was the son of Calliope by Apollo or, according to another legend, by Oeagrus, a…Pepin the Short
(Encyclopedia) Pepin the Short (Pepin III), c.714–768, first Carolingian king of the Franks (751–68), son of Charles Martel and father of Charlemagne. Succeeding his father as mayor of the palace (…2 Kings: 15
2 Kings Chapter 15 1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to…Men's Olympic Gymnastics: All-Around
All-AroundYear Points1900 Gustave Sandras, FRA 3021904 Julius Lenhart, AUT 69.801906 Pierre Payssé, FRA 97.01908 Alberto Braglia, ITA 317.01912 Alberto Braglia, ITA 135.01920 Giorgio…Le Daim, Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Le Daim or Le Dain, OlivierLe Daim or Le Dain, Olivierboth: ôlēvyāˈ lə dăN [key], d. 1484, favorite of King Louis XI of France. His original surname was Necker. Beginning as the king's…King Lear
King Lear Lear, King of Britain, had three daughters: Goneril, wife to the Duke of Albany; Regan, wife to the Duke of Cornwall; and Cordelia, a young maid, for whose love the King of France…Steelyard, Merchants of the
(Encyclopedia) Steelyard, Merchants of the, German hanse, or merchants guild, residing at the Steelyard on the Thames near the present Ironbridge Wharf at London, England. The merchants of the…Suárez, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Suárez, FranciscoSuárez, Franciscofränthēsˈkō swäˈrāth [key], 1548–1617, Spanish Jesuit philosopher, b. Granada. He studied at Salamanca and was ordained in 1572. He taught…1 Kings: 11
1 Kings Chapter 11 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 2 Of…1 Kings: 18
1 Kings Chapter 18 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2…Trending
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