![]() first Roman emperor (27 b.c.-14 a.d.) grandnephew of Julius Caesar.īacchus Greek and Roman Mythology. the one of the three Fates who cuts the thread of life.Īttila king of the Huns and called "Scourge of God" because of his cruelty.Īugustus ( Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ) 63 b.c.-14 a.d. fourth caliph of Islam (656-661), considered the first caliph by the Shiites son-in-law of Mahomet.Īmphiareus one of the seven captains who fought against Thebes.Īnastasius in Inferno, the leader (whether pope or emperor) who led Photinus to deny the divine paternity of Christ.Īpostolate the office, duties, or peroid of activity of an apostle.Īrachne famous spinner who challenged Minerva to a spinning contest Minerva became enraged at the result of the contest and turned Arachne into a spider.Īrno river in Tuscany, central Italy, flowing west through Florence and into the Ligurian Sea.Ītropos Greek and Roman Mythology. king of Macedonia (336-323) military conqueror who helped spread Greek culture from Asia Minor and Egypt to India.Īli c. one of the three Furies.Īlexander Alexander the Great 356-323 b.c. Its chief aims were to change base metals into gold and to discover the elixir of perpetual youth.Īlecto Greek and Roman Mythology. Greek warrior and leader in the Trojan War who kills Hector and is killed by Paris with an arrow that strikes his only vulnerable spot, his heel he is the hero of Homer's Iliad.Īeneas hero of the Aeneid, written by Virgil.Īesop real or legendary Greek author of fables supposed to have lived in the sixth century b.c.Īlchemy an early form of chemistry, with magical associations. David's favorite son killed after rebelling against his father: 2 Samuel 18.Īchilles Greek Mythology. Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology Absalom Bible. ![]()
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