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Need a Word?: Crossword Match Crossword Help from Infoplease® Words with...: Two Letters | Three Letters | Four Letters | Five Letters | Six or More Letters See also: Old Testament Names…Helen of Troy and Paris
In Greek mythology, the face that launched a thousand ships by David Johnson Recounted in Homer's Iliad, the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War is a Greek heroic legend,…Time Tangled Island: Viking Explorers
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Viking ship Related Links Viking Explorers Birds as Symbols and Omens Denmark Try…Menacing Monster Guide
/* /*]]>*/ by David Johnson Monster Mania! Halloween Tricksters and TreatsQuiz: MonstersMonster JokesMonsters and Imaginary BeastsThe Terrifying Truth about Dracula Top 10 All-Time…Fables & Fairy Tales
Fairy tales feature heavily in the history of illustration, e.g. this Rackham illustration from the Brothers Grimm.Fables and fairy tales are two of the most common types of folklore, both of which…Brewer's: Nix
(mas.), Nixie (fem.). Kind busy-body. Little creatures not unlike the Scotch brownie and German kobold. They wear a red cap, and are ever ready to lend a helping hand to the industrious…Brewer's: St. Monday
A holiday observed by journeyman shoemakers and other inferior mechanics, and well-to-do merchants. In the Journal of the Folk-lore Society, vol. i. p. 245, we read that, “While Cromwell's…Naming of Pluto
The Question: How did Pluto get its name? The Answer: We are always getting questions about Pluto, the former planet in our solar system…Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was the flamboyant author of the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a leading figure in African-American literature of the 20th century. Hurston grew up in Florida, but…Primary Sources
The Boston Public Library is the oldest major public library in the U.S., and the third largest after the LOC and NYPL. Sometimes you have to go straight to the source. That's why Infoplease has…Trending
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