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Avalon
(Encyclopedia) AvalonAvalonăvˈəlŏn [key], in Celtic mythology, the blissful otherworld of the dead. In medieval romance it was the island to which the mortally wounded King Arthur was taken, and from…Pandarus
(Encyclopedia) PandarusPandaruspănˈdərəs [key], in Greek legend, a Trojan warrior. In the Trojan War (as recounted in Homer's Iliad) he broke the truce by wounding Menelaus and soon after was killed…Sandeau, Jules
(Encyclopedia) Sandeau, JulesSandeau, Juleszhül säNdōˈ [key], 1811–83, French novelist. His best-known work is the romance Mademoiselle de la Seiglière (1848), dramatized in 1851. He collaborated…Heliodorus of Emesa
(Encyclopedia) Heliodorus of EmesaHeliodorus of Emesahēˌlēōdôrˈəs, [key]Heliodorus of Emesaĕmˈəsə [key], fl. 3d cent., Syrian Greek writer. He wrote the romance Aethiopica, one of the oldest and…Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolina
(Encyclopedia) Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, CarolinaMicaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolinakärōlēˈnä mēkäāˈlĭs dĭ väshˌk&oobreve;nsĕlˈ&oobreve;sh [key], 1851–1925, Portuguese scholar, b. Berlin. As a…Euhemerus
(Encyclopedia) EuhemerusEuhemerusy&oomacr;hĕmˈərəs [key], fl. c.300 b.c., Cyrenaic philosopher, b. Sicily. He is famous for a theory of mythology embodied in his philosophical romance, Sacred…Barbour, John
(Encyclopedia) Barbour, JohnBarbour, Johnbärˈbər [key], c.1316?–1395, Scottish poet. He was archdeacon of Aberdeen from 1355 until his death. His romance, The Bruce (1375), celebrating Scotland's…Spanish language
(Encyclopedia) CEE Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19…Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
(Encyclopedia) Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852–1930, American author, b. Randolph, Mass. Her stories and novels paint a picture of Massachusetts and Vermont still under the influence of…Lewis, Sir George Cornewall
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Sir George Cornewall, 1806–63, English statesman and man of letters. Entering Parliament as a Liberal in 1847, he served as chancellor of exchequer (1855–58), home secretary (…Trending
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