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Brewer's: Psyche
[Syke]. A beautiful maiden beloved by Cupid, who visited her every night, but left her at sunrise. Cupid bade her never seek to know who he was, but one night curiosity overcame her…Brewer's: Pygmalion
A statuary of Cyprus, who hated women and resolved never to marry, but fell in love with his own statue of the goddess Venus. At his earnest prayer the statue was vivified, and he married…Brewer's: Kissing the Hand
Either kissing the sovereign's hand at a public introduction, or kissing one's own hand to bid farewell to a friend, and kissing the tips of our fingers and then moving the hand in a sort…101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived
Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies […Tennis Singles Tournament Results, 1997-1998: Women's WTA Tour
LATE 1997FinalsTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-UpScoreNov. 2 Ladies Kremlin Cup (Moscow)Jana Novotna$150,000A. Sugiyama63 64Nov. 9 Ameritech CupLindsay Davenport79,000N. Tauziat60 75Nov. 16…radar
(Encyclopedia) radar, system or technique for detecting the position, movement, and nature of a remote object by means of radio waves reflected from its surface. Although most radar units use…sunspots
(Encyclopedia) sunspots, dark, usually irregularly shaped spots on the sun's surface that are actually solar magnetic storms. The spots are darker because the temperature of the spots is lower than…Space Love
Shandling's "What Planet Are You From?" navigates human relationships by Alicia Potter Shandling plays an alien from an all-male planet.In "What Planet Are You From?", which opens next Friday,…Brewer's: Pig
(The) was held sacred by the ancient Cretans, because Jupiter was suckled by a sow; it was immolated in the mysteries of Eleusis; was sacrificed to Hercules, to Venus, the Lares (2 syl.),…January 2008 Phenomena
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Spica, the brightest star in the…Trending
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