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The earliest form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀄𐀴𐀊, e-re-u-ti-ja, written in the Linear B syllabic script. [6] Ilithyia is the latinisation of Εἰλείθυια. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but debated among scholars. R. S. P. Beekes suggests a non-Indo-European etymology, [7] and Nilsson believed that the ...
Sleipnir has been and remains a popular name for ships in northern Europe, and Rudyard Kipling's short story entitled Sleipner, late Thurinda (1888) features a horse named Sleipner. [ 29 ] [ 27 ] A statue of Sleipnir (1998) stands in Wednesbury , England , a town which takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon version of Odin, Wōden .
The word "Minotaur" derives from the Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος [miːnɔ̌ːtau̯ros] a compound of the name Μίνως (Minos) and the noun ταῦρος tauros meaning 'bull', [ 9 ] thus it is translated as the 'Bull of Minos'. In Crete, the Minotaur was known by the name Asterion (Ἀστερίων) or Asterius (Ἀστέριος ...
The 7th Baron Byron. George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and peer. [1][2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [3][4][5] and is regarded as being among the greatest of British poets. [6] Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe ...
The name is derived from the word pronntach or bronntach, [3] which is related to the word bronnadh, meaning "giving" or "bestowal" (pronn is given as an Ulster version of bronn in O'Reilly's Irish English Dictionary.) [4] Patrick Woulfe suggested that it was derived from proinnteach (the refectory of a monastery).
The nativity of Jesus, nativity of Christ, birth of Jesus or birth of Christ is documented in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew.The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Roman-controlled Palestine, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine ...
Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who then used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon [5] until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; [note 5] 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. [note 6] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy ...