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Io, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Io, in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus, king ofo Argos. She was loved by Zeus, who, to protect her from Hera's jealousy, changed her into a white heifer. Hera, however, was not…emerald
(Encyclopedia) emerald, the green variety of beryl, of which aquamarine is the blue variety. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate whose color is due to small quantities of chromium…Farouk
(Encyclopedia) FaroukFaroukfär&oomacr;kˈ [key], 1920–65, king of Egypt (1936–52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch,…forging
(Encyclopedia) forging, shaping metal by heating it and then hammering or rolling it. Forging is the method by which metal was first worked when it came into use about 4000 b.c. in Egypt and Asia.…Ezekiel
(Encyclopedia) EzekielEzekielēzēˈkēĕl [key], prophetic book of the Bible. The book is a collection of oracles emanating from the career of the priest Ezekiel, who preached to Jews of the Babylonian…Afghan hound
(Encyclopedia) Afghan houndAfghan houndăfˈgăn [key], breed of tall, swift hound originating about 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Its modern ancestors were perfected in the northern part of…Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte deVolney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte dekôNstäNtăNˈ fräNswäˈ də shäsböfˈ kôNt də vôlnāˈ [key], 1757–1820, French scholar.…Thutmose II
(Encyclopedia) Thutmose IIThutmose IIthŭtˈmōz, tŭtˈ– [key] or Thothmes IIThothmes IIthŏthˈmēz, tōtˈmĕs [key], reigned c.1495–1490 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, fourth ruler of the XVIII dynasty and…Sennar
(Encyclopedia) SennarSennarsĕnärˈ [key] or SannarSennarsä [key]Sannarnärˈ [key]Sannar– [key], town, SE Sudan, on the Blue Nile. It was the capital of the Muslim kingdom of Sennar, traditionally known…Seleucus II
(Encyclopedia) Seleucus II (Seleucus Callinicus), d. 226 b.c., king of ancient Syria (247–226 b.c.), son of Antiochus II. On his father's death there was a struggle for the throne between Seleucus…Trending
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