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Brewer's: Argo

A ship sailing on an adventure. The galley of Jason that went in search of the Golden Fleece was so called, from the Greek argos (swift). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

2001-02 Basketball All-Defensive Teams Winners

Voting by NBA head coaches. Each ballot has entries for two teams; two points given for 1st team, one for 2nd. Coaches cannot vote for own players. First Team repeaters from 2000-01 are in bold…

2000-2001 NFC Playoff Divisional Summaries

Vikings, 34-16 New Orleans (11-6) 3 0 7 6— 16 Minnesota (11-5) 10 7 10 7— 34 Date—Jan. 6. Att—63,881. Time—3:15. 1st Quarter: MIN—Randy Moss 53-yd pass from…

Brewer's: Promethean Unguent

(The). Made from a herb on which some of the blood of Prometheus (3syl.) had fallen. Medea gave Jason some of this unguent, which rendered his body proof against fire and warlike…

Black Basketball Players

Notable African-American Basketball Players Browse by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders Scientists…

Brewer's: Æneid

Æne′id The epic poem of Virgil, (in twelve books). So called from Æneas and the suffix -is, plur. -ides (belonging to). “The story of Sinon,” says Macrobius, “and the taking of Troy is…

Brewer's: Æson's Bath

Sir Thomas Browne (Religio Medici, p. 67) rationalises this into “hair-dye.” The reference is to Medea renovating Æson, father of Jason, with the juices of a concoction made of sundry…

NFC East

1999 NFL Preview AFC East • NFC East AFC Central • NFC Central AFC West • NFC West Dallas Cowboys - Put away your shovels because the Cowboys aren't dead yet. The Cowboys were humiliated by…