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Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf

by Aesop The Ass and His BurdensThe Fox and the GoatThe Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf A Shepherd's Boy was tending his flock near a village, and thought it would be great fun to hoax the…

Wolfe County, KY Social Statistics

Wolfe county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,649100.0Nursery school,…

Wolfe County, KY Economic Statistics

Wolfe county kentucky dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over5,469100.0In labor force2,49245.6Civilian…

Wolfe County, KY Housing Statistics

Wolfe county kentucky dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units3,264100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,79154.91-unit, attached501…

Mars, in Roman religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia) Mars, in Roman religion and mythology, god of war. In early Roman times he was a god of agriculture, but in later religion (when he was identified with the Greek Ares) he was primarily…

Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr von

(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…

Ernst, Richard Robert

(Encyclopedia) Ernst, Richard Robert 1933–2021, Swiss chemist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich; B.S., 1956, Ph.D., 1962). He…

Ulfilas

(Encyclopedia) UlfilasUlfilasŭlˈfĭləs [key] or WulfilaUlfilasw&oobreve;lˈfĭlə [key] [Gothic,=little wolf], c.311–383, Gothic bishop, translator of the Bible into Gothic. He was converted to…

Cumberland, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland, river, 687 mi (1,106 km) long, rising in E Ky., and winding generally SW through Ky. and Tenn., then NW to the Ohio River near Paducah, Ky.; drains c.18,500 sq mi (47,910…

Irish wolfhound

(Encyclopedia) Irish wolfhound, breed of very large hound whose origins may be traced back many centuries in Ireland. The tallest of dogs, it stands about 34 in. (86.4 cm) high at the shoulder and…