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- Ionic order (6526 bytes)
2: ...]]. (There are two lesser orders, the stocky [[Tuscan order]] and the rich variant of Corinthian, the ...
4: ...it could scarcely have been in a more prominent location for its brief lifetime. A longer-lasting 6th ...
6: ...haic freshness and primitive, perhaps even republican, vitality.
8: ...fluting runs out to a knife edge that was easily scarred.
9: ...ge:Jonisk1.png|thumb|right|An archaic Greek Ionic capital, in ''Nordisk familjebok'', 1910]] - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
18: ...,272 [[kilometre|km]]<br>39.481 686 77 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
59: !bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2"| Physical characteristics
79: !align="left"| [[Escape velocity]]
115: | 0.15-0.30 [[pascal]]s
120: ...net]] from the [[Sun]] in our [[solar system]]. Because Pluto is also the smallest planet in our solar... - Artemis (11271 bytes)
3: ...as known as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]]. In [[Etruscan mythology]], she took the form of [[Artume]].
7: ... god]]. Artemis also assimilated [[Caryatis]] ([[Carya]]).
11: ... was heavily venerated at [[Mount Tifata]] near [[Capua]] and in holy forests (such as [[Aricia]], [[L...
31: ...ole as goddess of childbirth, were said to be the cause of women dying in childbirth. Her brother [[A...
33: In [[Ephesus]], the [[Temple of Artemis]] became one the [[Seven Wonders of the World]]. In Eph... - St. Valentine's Day (9989 bytes)
1: ...traced back to an obscure [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] feast day, said to be in honor of ...
4: ...sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind [[Christmas]...
10: ...ated to the sacred [[marriage]] of [[Zeus]] and [[Hera]].
12: ...especially would come forth voluntarily for the occasion, in the belief that being so touched would re...
14: According to the ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'' (1908), at least three dif... - Zeus (17267 bytes)
8: ...ition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits fr...
17: ...m [[Aeacus]]' famous temple on [[Aegina]] was dedicated.
19: ...of oaths. Liars who were exposed were made to dedicate a [[sculpture|statue]] to Zeus, often at the sa...
29: ===Some Local Zeus-Cults===
30: ...anhellenic titles and conceptions listed above, local cults maintained their own idiosyncratic ideas a... - Troy (22846 bytes)
3: ...ame of an archaeological site, the traditional location of Homeric Troy, in [[Anatolia]], close to th...
5: ...ounded on the site that many believed to be the location of the legendary Ilion in the reign of the [[...
7: ...te has been successfully identified with the city called '''''Wilusa''''' in [[Hittite language|Hittit...
10: ...[Poseidon]] and [[Apollo]] built the walls/fortifications around Troy for [[Laomedon]], son of Ilus th...
12: ... Trojans [[Aeneas]], [[Brutus]], and [[Elymus]] escape the destruction and become founders of [[Alba L... - Aphrodite (14648 bytes)
4: ... and [[Cythera]], respectively. The island of Cythera was a center of her cult. She was associated wit...
10: ...lling ''Astarte''); her [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]] equivalent was [[Turan (goddess)|Turan]].
16: ...of Rhea, the [[Earth Mother]], whom Homer has relocated to Olympus. After this story, Aphrodite herse...
18: ...htaroth]]. It is said that she first tentatively came ashore at [[Cytherea]], a stopping place for tr...
25: ...oom without supper -->). And she is the original cause of the [[Trojan War]] itself: not only did she... - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
1: ...|right|250px|''Bacchus'' by [[Michelangelo Merisi|Caravaggio]]]]
3: ... god of [[wine]], represents not only the [[intoxicating]] power of wine, but also its social and bene...
11: ... believe that Dionysus is a [[syncretism]] of a local Greek nature deity and a more powerful god from ...
14: ... (mythology)|Pan]], the Greeks do not know what became of him after his birth. It is therefore plain t...
16: ...culus), are variable enough to suggest that a magical distant land was intended, perhaps named 'Nysa' ... - Hermes (10248 bytes)
9: ...] in [[Peloponnesus]], between [[Achaia]] and [[Arcadia]]. His origin on Mt. Cyllene explains the ori...
11: ...n the descendent of the [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]] [[Turms]]. The Roman Mercury, with his bulgin...
18: ...in [[Arcadia]], where festivals in his honor were called ''Hermoea''.
26: ...archos, the son of [[Pisistratus]] replaced the [[cairn]]s that marked the midway point between each v...
31: ...n'', more familiar in its Latinized form, the ''[[caduceus]]''. He wore the garments of a traveler, wo... - Storks (8536 bytes)
2: ...xobox_image | image = [[Image:Stork.jpg|200px]] | caption = Painted Stork}}
18: ...l-clattering is an important mode of stork communication at the nest. Many species are [[bird migratio...
50: * [[Wood Stork]], ''Mycteria americana''
54: * [[African Openbill Stork]], '' Anastomus lamelligerus ''
78: ...symbol of [[The Hague|"The Hague", administrative capital of the Netherlands]]; the national bird of [... - Virgo (3620 bytes)
11: starname = [[Spica]] (α Vir) |
23: *[[Serpens|Serpens Caput]] |
28: ... easily found through its bright α star, Spica.
31: ...e ("follow the arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica").
38: ...)|Callisto]], either as Callisto herself, or as [[Hera]]. [[Persephone]] (who in some mythologies, notab... - Scorpius (3888 bytes)
2: ...rius]] to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of ...
10: Due to its location on the Milky Way, this constellation contains...
14: ... It has been suggested that this was a divine precaution to forestall the heavenly continuation of th...
18: ...ready out of control in their sky journey became scared when they encountered the great celestial scor...
20: ..., a powerful but benevolent creature whose rising heralded spring. - Pomegranate (4637 bytes)
2: ...Image:Pomegranate fruit.jpg|Pomegranate|250px]] | caption = Fruit of pomegranate}}
9: ...box_familia_entry | taxon = [[Lythraceae]] ([[Punicaceae]])}}
10: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Punica'''''}}
13: ''P. granatum'' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br>
14: ''P. protopunica'' [[John Hutton Balfour|Balf.]]
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