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See text. Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands. Additional species are known from fossils, including: † Theropithecus brumpti [1][2] † Theropithecus darti. † Theropithecus oswaldi [3]
The gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Amharic: ጭላዳ, romanized: č̣əlada, Oromo: Jaldeessa daabee), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m (5,900–14,400 ft) above sea level. It is the only living member ...
Ancient Greek religion. Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. The application of the modern concept of "religion" to ancient cultures has been questioned as anachronistic. [1] The ancient Greeks did not have a word for ...
Papionini – 7 Genera. The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, which comprises roughly 71 species, including the baboons, the macaques, and the vervet monkeys. Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as ...
The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs along with yellowish-brown hair. They resemble the chacma baboon, but are somewhat smaller and with a less ...
Panathenaic Games. Greek vase depicting runners at the Panathenaic Games c. 530 BC. The Panathenaic Games (Ancient Greek: Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC [1] to the 3rd century AD. [2] These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony (including prize-giving), athletic competitions ...
Baltic polytheism. Romuva sanctuary in Prussia: a depiction based on the 16th-century account of Simon Grunau. A sacred grove is known as alka (s) in Lithuanian and elks in Latvian, however, the terms are also sometimes used to refer to natural holy places in general.
Binomial name. †Theropithecus brumpti. Arambourg, 1947. Theropithecus brumpti was a large terrestrial monkey that lived in the mid to late Pliocene. It is an extinct species of papionin. This fossil primate is mostly known from skulls and mandibles found in Pliocene deposits excavated in the Shungura Formation, at the Omo River, Ethiopia.