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(Encyclopedia) fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed…Fountain Valley
(Encyclopedia) Fountain Valley, city (2020 pop. 57,047), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse…Fountain, Pete
jazz musicianBirthplace: New OrleansBorn: 7/3/30Scudder, Janet
(Encyclopedia) Scudder, Janet, 1873–1940, American sculptor, b. Terre Haute, Ind., studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in Paris. Her…Taft, Lorado
(Encyclopedia) Taft, LoradoTaft, Loradolərāˈdō [key], 1860–1936, American sculptor, lecturer, and writer on art, b. Elmwood, Ill., studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1886 he became instructor at…Colorado Springs
(Encyclopedia) Colorado Springs, city (2020 pop. 478,961), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes…Arethusa, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) ArethusaArethusaărĭth&oomacr;ˈsə [key], in Greek mythology, nymph favored by Artemis and loved by the river god Alpheus. While Arethusa was bathing in his stream, Alpheus rose up…Sara Teasedale: The Fountain
The FountainOn in the deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of the satyr carved in stone.The fountain sang and sang But the satyr never stirred— Only…Brewer's: Golden Fountain
The property of a wealthy Jew of Jerusalem. “In twenty-four hours it would convert any metal into refined gold; stony flints into pure silver; and any kind of earth into excellent metal…Brewer's: Fountain of Death
In Jerusalem Delivered, the hermit tells Charles and Ubald of a fountain, the sight of which excites thirst, but those who taste its water die with laughter. Pomponius Mela speaks of a…Trending
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