emblematic+legend
121Mjölnir — Thor s Hammer redirects here. For other uses, see Thor s Hammer (disambiguation). For other uses, see Mjolnir (disambiguation). Drawing of a 4.6 cm gold plated silver Mjölnir pendant found at Bredsätra in Öland, Sweden. The original is housed at… …
122Ruyi (scepter) — Ruyi (Chinese: 如意; pinyin: rúyì; Wade–Giles: ju i; literally as [one] wishes; as [you] wish ) is a curved decorative object that is a ceremonial sceptre in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. A… …
123The Barrier — (Bariera, 1966) An emblematic film of the Third Polish Cinema, scripted and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. The Barrier is the last and most elaborate part of Skolimowski s generational trilogy with Identification Marks: None (Rysopis, 1965)… …
124faggot — {{11}}faggot (1) late 13c., bundle of twigs bound up, from O.Fr. fagot bundle of sticks (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from It. faggotto, dim. of V.L. *facus, from L. fascis bundle of wood (see FASCES (Cf. fasces)). Especially used for… …
125JUDAH HALEVI — (before 1075–1141), Hebrew poet, philosopher, and physician. Halevi was one of the most distinguished and emblematic medieval intellectuals, perhaps the most mature and representative model of Jewish culture in al Andalus; he was deeply involved… …
126MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — (Moses ben Menahem, acronym RaMbeMaN, or Moses of Dessau; 1729–1786), philosopher of the German Enlightenment in the pre Kantian period, early Maskil, and a renowned Jewish figure in the 18th century. Born in Dessau, son of a Torah scribe,… …
