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Quiriguá
(Encyclopedia) QuiriguáQuiriguákērēgwäˈ, kērēwäˈ [key], city of the Classic epoch of the Maya, E Guatemala. It is famous for its zoomorphics. Its stone steles have fine hieroglyphs. Near the ruins…Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan
(Encyclopedia) Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan, 1902–73, English social anthropologist. He made several expeditions to Africa. His major contributions lie in the fields of social anthropology and…Sewell, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Sewell, AnnaSewell, Annas&oomacr;ˈəl [key], 1820–78, English author. Her only work, Black Beauty (1877), the story of a horse, became a children's classic and has gone into many…Toldy, Ferencz
(Encyclopedia) Toldy, FerenczToldy, Ferenczfĕˈrĕnts tôlˈdĭ [key], 1805–75, father of Hungarian literary history. Toldy edited various literary journals and founded (1842) Nemzeti Könyvtár [national…Mabillon, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Mabillon, JeanMabillon, JeanzhäN mäbēyôNˈ [key], 1623–1707, French scholar, a Benedictine monk. His De re diplomatica (1681; with a supplementary volume, 1704) was the first attempt to…Balfour, Francis Maitland
(Encyclopedia) Balfour, Francis Maitland, 1851–82, Scottish embryologist; brother of A. J. Balfour. He was an early exponent of recapitulation. His Treatise on Comparative Embryology (2 vol., 1880–81…Roscoe, William
(Encyclopedia) Roscoe, William, 1753–1831, English historian and author. He was called to the bar in 1774, and later, as a member of Parliament, fought against the slave trade (1806). The Life of…Classics of Blues Recordings (Singles/Album Tracks)
“Worried Life Blues,“ Big Maceo “The Things That I Used to Do,“ Guitar Slim “Boogie Chillun,“ John Lee Hooker “Dust My Broom,“ Elmore James…Classical Mythology: A Heavenly Marriage? Hera and Zeus
A Heavenly Marriage? Hera and ZeusClassical MythologyThe Reign of Thunder and Lightning: Olympus Under ZeusMaster of the UniverseA Heavenly Marriage? Hera and ZeusSurf and Turf: The Brothers of…Classical Mythology: A Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus
A Tainted Legacy: The Curse of OedipusClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus The…Trending
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