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Cerro Gordo
(Encyclopedia) Cerro GordoCerro Gordosāˈrō gōrˈᵺō [key], mountain pass, E Mexico, on the road between Veracruz and Xalapa, site of a decisive battle (Apr. 17–18, 1847) of the Mexican War. General…Cairo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Cairo Cairo kāˈrō, kâˈrō [key], city (2020 pop. 1,878), seat of Alexander co., extreme S Ill., on a…Leopold Bloom
Leopold Bloom is the fictional star of the James Joyce novel Ulysses, first published in 1922. The book follows a single day in the life of Bloom, an advertising salesman, as he travels about the…reciprocal trade agreement
(Encyclopedia) reciprocal trade agreement, international commercial treaty in which two or more nations grant equally advantageous trade concessions to each other. It usually refers to treaties…Conkling, Roscoe
(Encyclopedia) Conkling, Roscoe, 1829–88, American politician, b. Albany, N.Y. On his admission to the bar in 1850, he was immediately appointed district attorney of Albany. The son of Alfred…Bragg, Braxton
(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Braxton, 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Warrenton, N.C. A graduate of West Point, he fought the Seminole and in the Mexican War was promoted to…Odysseus
Latin name: Ulysses Odysseus is the great hero of The Odyssey, the classic tale by the ancient bard Homer. The Odyssey tells of Odysseus's 10-year struggle to return from the Trojan War to his home…James Joyce
Name at birth: James Augustine Aloysius JoyceJoyce was to modern literature what Picasso was to modern art: he scrambled up the old formulas and set the table for the 20th century. Joyce's books…William Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene V
Scene VThe Grecian camp. Lists set outEnter Ajax, armed; Agamemnon, Achilles, Patroclus, Menelaus, Ulysses, Nestor, and othersAgamemnonHere art thou in appointment fresh and fair,…The Iliad of Homer: Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus
The Death of Hector. The Redemption of the Body of Hector. Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus. Achilles and the Myrmidons do honours to the body of Patroclus. After the funeral…Trending
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