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Bible Encyclopedias
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Search Results: "hercules-pillars-of
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Alces`tis
the wife of admetus, who gave herself up to death to save her husband. hercules descended to the lower world and brought her back. she is the subject of one of the tragedies of euripides.
the wife of admetus, who gave herself up to death to save her husband. hercules descended to the lower world and brought her back. she is the subject of one of the tragedies of euripides.
Alci`des
the grandson of alcæus, a patronymic of hercules.
the grandson of alcæus, a patronymic of hercules.
Alcme`ne
the wife of amphitryon and the mother of hercules.
the wife of amphitryon and the mother of hercules.
Amphit`ryon
the king of tiryns, and husband of alcmene, who became by him the mother of iphicles, and by zeus the mother of hercules.
the king of tiryns, and husband of alcmene, who became by him the mother of iphicles, and by zeus the mother of hercules.
Antæus
A mythical giant, a terræ filius or son of the earth, who was strong only when his foot was on the earth, lifted in air he became weak as water,
A mythical giant, a terræ filius or son of the earth, who was strong only when his foot was on the earth, lifted in air he became weak as water,
Aso`ka
A king of Behar, in India; after his accession in 264 B.C. became an ardent disciple of Buddha; organised Buddhism, as Constantine did Christianity,
A king of Behar, in India; after his accession in 264 B.C. became an ardent disciple of Buddha; organised Buddhism, as Constantine did Christianity,
Atlantes
figures of men used in architecture instead of pillars.
figures of men used in architecture instead of pillars.
Atlan`tis
an island alleged by tradition to have existed in the ocean w. of the pillars of hercules; plato has given a beautiful picture of this island, and an account of its fabulous history. utopia figured as existing somewhere in the atlantic, which lord bacon began to outline but never finished.
an island alleged by tradition to have existed in the ocean w. of the pillars of hercules; plato has given a beautiful picture of this island, and an account of its fabulous history. utopia figured as existing somewhere in the atlantic, which lord bacon began to outline but never finished.
Auge`as
A legendary king of Elis, in Greece, and one of the Argonauts; had a stable with 3000 oxen, that had not been cleaned out for 30 years, but was cleansed
A legendary king of Elis, in Greece, and one of the Argonauts; had a stable with 3000 oxen, that had not been cleaned out for 30 years, but was cleansed
Bandinelli
a florentine sculptor, tried hard to rival michael angelo and cellini; his work "hercules and cacus" is the most ambitious of his productions; did a "descent from the cross" in bas-relief, in milan cathedral (1487-1559).
a florentine sculptor, tried hard to rival michael angelo and cellini; his work "hercules and cacus" is the most ambitious of his productions; did a "descent from the cross" in bas-relief, in milan cathedral (1487-1559).
Beowulf
A very old Anglo-Saxon romance consisting of 6356 short alliterative lines, and the oldest extant in the language, recording the exploits of a mythical
A very old Anglo-Saxon romance consisting of 6356 short alliterative lines, and the oldest extant in the language, recording the exploits of a mythical
Boaz
wo pillars of brass at the entrance of solomon's temple, signifying respectively strength and stability.
wo pillars of brass at the entrance of solomon's temple, signifying respectively strength and stability.
Busiris
a king of egypt who used to offer human beings in sacrifice; seized hercules and bound him to the altar, but hercules snapped the bonds he was bound with, and sacrificed him.
a king of egypt who used to offer human beings in sacrifice; seized hercules and bound him to the altar, but hercules snapped the bonds he was bound with, and sacrificed him.
Calpë
gibraltar, one of the pillars of hercules (q. v .).
gibraltar, one of the pillars of hercules (q. v .).
Ca`cus
A mythological brigand of gigantic stature who occupied a cave in Mount Aventine, represented by Virgil as breathing smoke and flames of fire; stole
A mythological brigand of gigantic stature who occupied a cave in Mount Aventine, represented by Virgil as breathing smoke and flames of fire; stole
Cerberus
the three-headed or three-throated monster that guarded the entrance to the nether world of pluto, could be soothed by music, and tempted by honey, only hercules overcame him by sheer strength, dragging him by neck and crop to the upper world.
the three-headed or three-throated monster that guarded the entrance to the nether world of pluto, could be soothed by music, and tempted by honey, only hercules overcame him by sheer strength, dragging him by neck and crop to the upper world.
Ce`uta
a port opposite gibraltar belonging to spain, on the coast of morocco, guarded by a fort on one of the pillars of hercules, overlooking it; of importance as a military and convict station.
a port opposite gibraltar belonging to spain, on the coast of morocco, guarded by a fort on one of the pillars of hercules, overlooking it; of importance as a military and convict station.
Cocceji, Samuel
son of the preceding; minister of justice and chancellor of prussia under frederick the great; a prince of lawyers, and "a very hercules in cleansing law stables" as law-reformer (1679-1755).
son of the preceding; minister of justice and chancellor of prussia under frederick the great; a prince of lawyers, and "a very hercules in cleansing law stables" as law-reformer (1679-1755).
Danton, Georges Jacques
"The Titan of the Forlorn Hope" of the French Revolution, born at Arcis-sur-Aube, "of good farmer people ... a huge, brawny, black-browed man, with a
"The Titan of the Forlorn Hope" of the French Revolution, born at Arcis-sur-Aube, "of good farmer people ... a huge, brawny, black-browed man, with a
Deianeira
the wife of hercules, whose death she had been the unwitting cause of by giving him the poisoned robe which nessus (q. v .) had sent her as potent to preserve her husband's love; on hearing the fatal result she killed herself in remorse and despair.
the wife of hercules, whose death she had been the unwitting cause of by giving him the poisoned robe which nessus (q. v .) had sent her as potent to preserve her husband's love; on hearing the fatal result she killed herself in remorse and despair.
