the waters of forgetfulness
31Hypnos — /hip nos/, n. the ancient Greek god of sleep. [ < Gk hýpnos sleep; c. OE swefn, L somnus, Welsh hun; cf. SOPOR] * * * ▪ Greco Roman god Latin Somnus Greco Roman god of sleep. Hypnos was the son of Nyx (Night) and the twin brother of Thanatos… …
32Peace of Paris (1783) — The Peace of Paris (1783) was the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War. On 3 September 1783, representatives of King George III of Great Britain signed a treaty in Paris with representatives of the United States of America… …
33oblivion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Forgetfulness Nouns oblivion, obliviousness, forgetfulness, obliteration (of the past); insensibility; failure, loss, or lapse of memory, amnesia, memory hole; waters of Lethe or oblivion, nepenthe;… …
34Oblivion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Oblivion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 oblivion oblivion obliviousness lethe Sgm: N 1 forgetfulness forgetfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obliteration obliteration &c. 552 of insensibility &c. 823 …
35Freedom Flotilla II — Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human [1] was a flotilla that planned to break the maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel by sailing to Gaza on 5 July 2011. Ultimately, the sailing did not take place.[2] The flotilla was organized by a… …
36Lethe — Le the (l[=e] th[ e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh qh, prop., forgetfulness; akin to lanqa nesqai to forget, lanqa nein to escape notice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
37Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
38Ode: Intimations of Immortality — For the musical work by Gerald Finzi, see Intimations of Immortality. Poem s title page from 1815 collection of Poems Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood (also known as Ode, Immortality Ode or Great Ode) is a… …
39Ronald Reagan — Reagan redirects here. For other uses, see Reagan (disambiguation). Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States In office …
40David Blair (mariner) — For other people of the same name, see David Blair. David Blair (or Davy) was a British merchant seaman with the White Star Line, who had reassigned him from the RMS Titanic just before its maiden voyage. Due to his hasty departure, he… …
