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Williams, Venus Ebone Starr
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Venus Ebone Starr, 1980–, b. Lynwood, Calif., and Serena Jameka Williams, 1981–, b. Saginaw, Mich., African-American tennis players. Coached by their father, Richard, both…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Scene from 'Tasso'
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Lines Written among the Euganean HillsSong for 'Tasso'Scene from 'Tasso' Composed, 1818. Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. Maddalo, a courtier…Bion
(Encyclopedia) BionBionbīˈən [key], fl. 2d cent.? b.c., Greek bucolic poet, an imitator of Theocritus, b. Phlossa, near Smyrna. Only fragments of his work survive. The Lament for Adonis, attributed…Brewer's: Venus
Love; the goddess of love; courtship. Copper was called Venus by the alchemists. (See Aphrodite) “Venus smiles not in a house of tears.” Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, iv.l. Venus is the…Venus Williams
Venus Williams dominated women's tennis in 2000, winning singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Sydney Olympics, and winning doubles titles at Wimbledon and Sydney with her younger sister…The Planets - Venus
Venus is often called Earth's twin because the two planets are close in size, but that's the only similarity. The thick clouds that cover Venus create a greenhouse effect that keeps it…Frigg
(Encyclopedia) Frigg or Frigga, Norse mother goddess and the wife of Odin (Woden). One of the most important goddesses of Germanic religion, she was queen of the heavens, a deity of love and the…inferior planet
(Encyclopedia) inferior planet, planet whose orbit lies inside that of the earth. There are two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus. They always seem to be close to the sun in the sky; the greatest…Bruyn, Cornelis de
(Encyclopedia) Bruyn, Cornelis deBruyn, Cornelis dekôrnāˈlĭs də [key]Bruyn, Cornelis de broin [key], 1652–c.1726, Dutch portrait painter and traveler. He painted for some years in Italy, where he was…Horrocks, Jeremiah
(Encyclopedia) Horrocks or Horrox, JeremiahHorrocks or Horrox, Jeremiahboth: hŏrˈəks [key], 1618?–1641, English astronomer. He made the first observation of the transit of Venus. His Venus in sole…Trending
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