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  • 111Sisyphus — In Greek mythology, Sisyphus (Greek: Σίσυφος [sí.sy.phos] Audio IPA|Ell Sisyfos.ogg| [ si.si.fos] , Latinized: Sisyphus, (IPAEng|ˈsɪsɨfəs)), was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll… …

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  • 112Statius — Publius Papinius Statius (ca. 45 96) was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, born in Naples, Italy. Besides his poetry, he is best known for his appearance as a major character in the Purgatory section of Dante s epic poem The… …

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  • 113Cardinal Richelieu — The Red Eminence redirects here. For Soviet statesman, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov. Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, 1637, Philippe de Champaigne 1st Chief Minister of the …

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  • 114Genius (mythology) — Winged genius facing a woman with a tambourine and mirror, from southern Italy, about 320 BC. In ancient Roman religion, the genius was the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place or… …

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  • 115Hreiðmarr — In Norse mythology, Hreiðmarr is the avaricious king of the dwarves, who captured three gods with his unbreakable chains. He was father of Fafnir, Ótr and Regin. He owned a house of glittering gold and flashing gems built by Regin and guarded by… …

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  • 116Bharadwaja — (भरद्वाज / भारद्वाज) was one of the great sages ( rishis ) whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas.he was the disciple of the feet of Bhagwan Valmik. Bhagwan Valmik ji came down on this earth due to the penance of Rishi Bhardwaj. Rishi… …

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  • 117Nella Larsen — in 1928 Nellallitea Nella Larsen (born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. She published two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, what she wrote… …

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  • 118Cary, Illinois — Geobox|Settlement name = Cary native name = other name = category = Village etymology = official name = motto = nickname = image caption = symbol = country = United States state = Illinois region = McHenry region type = County district = district …

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  • 119Son Excellence Eugène Rougon — infobox Book | name = Son Excellence Eugène Rougon title orig = translator = image caption = author = Émile Zola illustrator = cover artist = country = France language = French series = Les Rougon Macquart genre = Novel publisher = Charpentier… …

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  • 120L'Argent — This page is for the Émile Zola novel. For other uses of L Argent, see L Argent (disambiguation). L Argent   …

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