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The 12 Labors of Hercules (In Order)

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesMost people are familiar with the heroic figure of ancient folklore, Hercules. Whether you have studied Greek epics or recently rewatched Disney’s interpretation of…

Brewer's: Pound of Flesh

The whole bargain, the exact terms of the agreement, the bond literatim et verbatim. The allusion is to Shylock, in The Merchant of Venice, who bargained with Antonio for a “pound of flesh…

Brewer's: Fleshed

He fleshed his sword. Used it for the first time. Men fleshed in cruelty —i.e. initiated or used to it. A sportsman's expression. When a sportsman wishes to encourage a young dog or hawk…

mutton

(Encyclopedia) mutton, flesh of mature sheep prepared as food (as opposed to the flesh of young sheep, which is known as lamb). Mutton is deep red with firm, white fat. In Middle Eastern countries it…

Uranus , in Greek religion and mythology

(Encyclopedia) Uranus, in Greek religion and mythology, the heaven, first ruler of the universe, son of Gaea (the earth). He was the father of Gaea's children, the Titans, the Cyclopes, and the…

Brewer's: In-and-In

A game with four dice, once extremely common, and frequently alluded to. “In” is a throw of doubles, “in-and-in” a throw of double doubles, which sweeps the board. “I have seen three…

Brewer's: Fish and Flesh

You must not make fish of one and flesh of the other. You must treat both alike. Fish is an inferior sort of animal food to flesh. The alliteration has much to do with the phrase. Source…

Brewer's: Flesh and Blood

Human nature, as “Flesh and blood cannot stand it.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Flesh-potsFlemish School A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…

Brewer's: Flesh-pots

Sighing for the flesh-pots of Egypt. Hankering for good things no longer at your command. The children of Israel said they wished they had died “when they sat by the flesh-pots of Egypt” (…

Brewer's: Fleshly School

(The). A class of “realistic” British poets, such as Swinburne, Rossetti, Morris, etc. So called by Thomas Maitland [R. Buchanan] in the Contemporary Review. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…