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(Encyclopedia) NikeNikenīˈkē [key], in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of victory, daughter of Pallas and Styx. Often an attendant of Zeus or Athena, she also presided over all contests,…Oliver, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Oliver or Olivier, IsaacOliver or Olivier, Isaacōlĭvˈēər [key], 1556?–1617, English miniature painter. Oliver was a worthy follower of Hilliard as miniature painter to Elizabeth's…Mulready, William
(Encyclopedia) Mulready, WilliamMulready, Williamməlrĕdˈē [key], 1786–1863, Irish genre painter. He began as a drawing master and an illustrator of children's books. After 1809 he devoted himself to…Migingo Islands
(Encyclopedia) Migingo Islands, small, rocky islands in Lake Victoria, E Africa, off Kenya north of the Tanzanian border. The group consists of Migingo, Ugingo, and Pyramid Island. According to a…Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke ofConnaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke ofkŏnˈôt [key], 1850–1942, English prince; son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert,…hemophilia
(Encyclopedia) hemophiliahemophiliahēˌməfĭlˈēə, –fēlˈyə [key], genetic disease in which the clotting ability of the blood is impaired and excessive bleeding results. The disease is transmitted…Arctic Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Arctic ArchipelagoArctic Archipelagoärkˈtĭk, ärˈtĭk [key], group of more than 50 large islands, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. The southernmost…Leighton, Frederick Leighton, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Leighton, Frederick Leighton, BaronLeighton, Frederick Leighton, Baronlāˈtən [key], 1830–96, English painter and sculptor. He studied in Florence. His first exhibited picture, which…Jamnitzer, Wenzel
(Encyclopedia) Jamnitzer, Jamitzer, or Gemniczer, WenzelJamnitzer, Jamitzer, or Gemniczer, Wenzelvĕnˈtsəl yämˈnĭtsər, yäˈmĭtsər, gĕmˈnĭtsər [key], 1508–85, leading member of a German family of…Melville Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Melville Island, c.16,400 sq mi (42,500 sq km), Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, N of Victoria Island; largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Generally hilly (rising to c.1,…Trending
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