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Helicon
(Encyclopedia) HeliconHeliconhĕlˈĭkŏn [key], Gr. Elikón, mountain group, c.20 mi (30 km) long, central Greece, in Boeotia; it rises to 5,736 ft (1,748 m). Helicon formed part of the border between…Ibarruri, Dolores
(Encyclopedia) Ibarruri, DoloresIbarruri, Doloresēˈbăr&oomacr;rē [key], 1895–1989, Spanish political leader. A founder of the Spanish Communist party, she wrote in several Communist newspapers…Hippolyte
(Encyclopedia) HippolyteHippolytehĭpŏlˈĭtē [key], in Greek mythology, an Amazon queen. One of the 12 labors of Hercules was to take the golden girdle of Ares from her. To accomplish his task Hercules…incubus
(Encyclopedia) incubusincubusĭngˈky&oobreve;bəs [key], lascivious male demon said to possess mortal women as they sleep and to be responsible for the birth of demons, witches, and deformed…Lorelei
(Encyclopedia) LoreleiLoreleilôrˈəlī, Ger. lōˈrəlī [key], cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen.…Madoc
(Encyclopedia) Madoc or Madog (Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd)Madocmădˈək, mäˈ– [key], fl. 1170?, quasi-historical Welsh prince. According to Welsh legend, Madoc, said to be a son of Owain Gwynedd,…Miyazu
(Encyclopedia) MiyazuMiyazumēyäˈz&oomacr; [key], town (1990 pop. 26,450), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Miyazu Bay. It is a fishing port and processes marine products. Nearby is Ama-no-…Mélusine
(Encyclopedia) MélusineMélusinemālüzēnˈ [key] or MelusinaMelusinamĕly&oobreve;sēˈnä [key], in French legend, a fairy who changed into a serpent from the waist down every Saturday. She married a…Danaë
(Encyclopedia) DanaëDanaëdănˈāē [key], in Greek legend, daughter of Acrisius. When it was prophesied that Danaë's son would kill Acrisius, her father imprisoned her in a bronze tower. However, Zeus…Diomedes
(Encyclopedia) DiomedesDiomedesdīˌōmēˈdēz [key], in Greek legend. 1 Son of Tydeus, he was one of the principal Greek warriors in the Trojan War. Previously he had avenged his father's death in the…Trending
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