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  2. Pulcinella - Wikipedia

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    The first of a set of five etching entitled Five Characters from the Commedia dell'Arte. Etching with hand coloring on laid paper. Pulcinella is a dualistic character: he either plays dumb, although he is very much aware of the situation, or he acts as though he is the most intelligent and competent one on the stage, despite being woefully ...

  3. Columbine (stock character) - Wikipedia

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    1862 depiction of a Columbine set in 1683 [1]. Columbine (Italian: Colombina; French: Colombine; [2] lit. ' little dove ') is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. [3] She is Harlequin's mistress, [3] a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and wife of Pierrot.

  4. Hyottoko - Wikipedia

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    Hyottoko seems to have been a legendary character in Japan in the past, and is now a stock character. In Iwate Prefecture , there is a myth about the origin of Hyottoko. In the story, there was a boy with a bizarre face who could create gold out of his belly button, so when someone died in a house, you would put the mask of this boy at the top ...

  5. Hato no kyūjitsu - Wikipedia

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    The program began broadcasting on August 28, 1953 in black and white and then when colour television was introduced to Japan on July 1, 1972, it added little colorful doves forming a circle.

  6. List of M.A.S.K. toys & characters - Wikipedia

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    Mask: Description: Slingshot: Ricochet: A white recreational van that splits in half to reveal a jet fighter launch ramp. First show appearance: episode 48. His mask is Ricochet (Boomerang in the tv series), which fires an energy boomerang. Meteor: Cruise Control: A white jet stunt plane that splits into a smaller aerial fighter and a missile ...

  7. Streptopelia - Wikipedia

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    Streptopelia (collared doves and turtle doves) is a genus of 15 species of birds in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae native to the Old World in Africa, Europe, and Asia. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species.

  8. Rock dove - Wikipedia

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    The rock dove, rock pigeon, or common pigeon (/ ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ə n / also / ˈ p ɪ dʒ. ɪ n /; Columba livia) is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). [3]: 624 In common usage, it is often simply referred to as the "pigeon", although this is the wild form of the bird; the pigeons most familiar to people are the domesticated form of the wild rock dove.

  9. List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan

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    She returns occasionally to aid characters in future books. Thalia has bright blue eyes and short, spiky black hair, and wears black eyeliner and punk style clothing. Jason describes her as having a Mediterranean complexion. Annabeth and Chiron remark that her personality and character traits (like her bravery and loyalty) are very similar to ...