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The Iliad of Homer: Poseidon stirreth up the Achaians to defend the ships. The valour of Idomeneus
Book 12 Book 14 Poseidon stirreth up the Achaians to defend the ships. The valour of Idomeneus. Now Zeus, after that he had brought the Trojans and Hector to the ships, left them to…Kasparov, Garry
(Encyclopedia) Kasparov, GarryKasparov, Garrykəspärˈôf, –ŏf [key], 1963–, Armenian chess player, b. Azerbaijan (then in the USSR) as Garik Kimovich Wainshtein. He became the world junior champion at…Common Infectious Diseases Worldwide
Sources: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC); The World Health Organization (WHO). The following is a list of the most common infectious diseases throughout the world today. Accurate caseload…The Celtic Twilight: Kidnappers
by W. B. Yeats A VoiceThe Untiring OnesKidnappers A little north of the town of Sligo, on the southern side of Ben Bulben, some hundreds of feet above the plain, is a small white square…Spillane, Mickey
(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…portico
(Encyclopedia) porticoporticopôrˈtĭkō [key], roofed space using columns or posts, generally included between a wall and a row of columns or between two rows of columns. In Greece the stoa was a…Red River, river, China and Vietnam
(Encyclopedia) Red River, Chinese Yuan Chiang, Vietnamese Song Hong, chief river of N Vietnam, 730 mi (1,175 km) long, rising in Yunnan prov., S China, and flowing southeast, in deep, narrow gorges,…Kilauea
(Encyclopedia) KilaueaKilaueakēˈläwāˈə [key], volcano and caldera, 3,646 ft (1,111 m) deep, central Hawaii island, Hawaii, on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.…Douro
(Encyclopedia) DouroDouroPort. dōˈr&oobreve; [key] or DueroDouroSpan. d&oomacr;āˈrō [key], river, c.475 mi (765 km) long, rising in the Sierra de Urbión, N central Spain. It flows W across N…Huntington's disease
(Encyclopedia) Huntington's disease, hereditary, acute disturbance of the central nervous system usually beginning in middle age and characterized by involuntary muscular movements and progressive…Trending
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