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  • 61Ganymede (mythology) — Ganymedes redirects here. For other uses, see Ganymede. The Abduction of Ganymede (ca. 1650), by Eustache Le Sueur In Greek mythology, Ganymede (Greek: Γανυμήδης, Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as… …

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  • 62Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

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  • 63Chanticleer — Chan ti*cleer (ch[a^]n t[i^]*kl[=e]r), n. [F. Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See {Chant}, and {Clear}.] A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in… …

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  • 64crow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow Date: before 12th century 1. any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and… …

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  • 65List of chicken breeds — Thirty types of known chickens There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence.[1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for… …

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  • 66Cockatrice — For other uses, see Cockatrice (disambiguation). A cockatrice overdoor at Belvedere Castle (1869) in New York s Central Park A cockatrice is a legendary creature, essentially a two legged dragon with a rooster s head. An ornament in the drama and …

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  • 67List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …

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  • 68Wee Willie Winkie — is the bedtime figure characterised in the Scottish nursery rhyme of the same name which was written by William Miller in 1841. The nursery rhyme The original text was written in Scots and is below : Wee Willie Winkie rins through the toun, : Up… …

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  • 69Liu Shifu — For the Stargate character, please see Shifu (Stargate) Liu Shifu ( zh. 劉師復) (1884 1915) was an influential figure in the Chinese revolutionary movement in the early twentieth century, and in the Chinese Anarchist movement in particular. He was a …

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  • 70J.B. Manson — James Bolivar Manson, usually known as J.B. Manson, (26 June 1879, London ndash; 3 July 1945, London) [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961 artistid=1570 page=1 sole=y collab=y attr=y sort=default tabview=bio James… …

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