flocks and herds
11Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… …
12South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
13Parilia — Ancient Roman festival celebrated annually on April 21 in honor of the goddess Pales, protector of flocks and herds. It was celebrated first by the early kings of Rome and later by the pontifex maximus. The Vestal Virgins opened the festival by… …
14κτήνει — κτή̱νει , κτῆνος flocks and herds neut nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) κτή̱νεϊ , κτῆνος flocks and herds neut dat sg (epic ionic) κτή̱νει , κτῆνος flocks and herds neut dat sg …
15Jamshid — Jamshēd, Jamshīd (PerB|جمشید) or Jam (PerB|جم) in Middle and New Persian, or Yima in Avestan is a mythological figure of Greater Iranian culture and tradition. In tradition and folklore, Jamshid is described as having been the fourth and greatest …
16Pan — /pan/, n. the ancient Greek god of forests, pastures, flocks, and shepherds, represented with the head, chest, and arms of a man and the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat. /pan/, n. an international distress signal used by shore… …
17Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo …
18china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
19China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
20Bo (parsha) — Bo (בא Hebrew for “go,” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in [http://www.mechon mamre.org/p/pt/pt0210.htm#1 Exodus 10:1] ) is the fifteenth weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in …
