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Autonoë. Children. Actaeon and Macris. Aristaeus ( / ærɪˈstiːəs /; Greek: Ἀρισταῖος Aristaios) was the mythological culture hero credited with the discovery of many rural useful arts and handicrafts, including bee-keeping; [1] he was the son of the huntress Cyrene and Apollo . Aristaeus ("the best") was a cult title in many ...
Aristeia. An aristeia or aristia ( / ˌærɪˈstiːə /; Ancient Greek: ἀριστεία [aristěːaː], "excellence") is a scene in the dramatic conventions of epic poetry as in the Iliad, where a hero in battle has his finest moments ( aristos = "best"). Aristeia may result in the death of the hero, and therefore suggests a "battle in which ...
Aristeas. Aristeas ( Greek: Ἀριστέας) was a semi- legendary Greek poet and miracle-worker, a native of Proconnesus in Asia Minor, active ca. 7th century BC. The Suda claims that, whenever he wished, his soul could leave his body and return again. [1] In book IV.13-16 of The Histories, Herodotus reports: [2]
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Aristea spiralis. Aristea is a genus of evergreen, perennial and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described in 1789. The genus is distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. [1] The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn". [2]
However, the rebels planned their battles fairly well considering that most of them had little to no previous military experience. The most successful rebel leaders were Jesús Degollado, a pharmacist; Victoriano Ramírez, a ranch hand; and two priests, Aristeo Pedroza and José Reyes Vega.
Le feste d'Apollo ( The Festivals of Apollo) is an operatic work by Christoph Willibald von Gluck, first performed at the Teatrino della Corte, Parma, Italy, on 24 August 1769 for the wedding celebrations of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria . Styled a festa teatrale, Le feste d'Apollo consists of a prologue and ...
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