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  • 101Hesiod — Hesiodic /hee see od ik, hes ee /, adj. /hee see euhd, hes ee /, n. fl. 8th century B.C., Greek poet. * * * flourished с 700 BC Greek poet. One of the earliest Greek poets, he is often called the father of Greek didactic poetry. A native of… …

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  • 102Io — /uy oh, ee oh/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she… …

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  • 103Britomartis — For the butterfly genus, see Britomartis (butterfly). Dicte redirects here. For the fairy longhorn moth genus, see Dicte (moth). Britomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), was the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting. She is among the Minoan goddess …

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  • 104The Mega-Maniacs — Infobox Wrestling team article name=the Mega Maniacs type=T caption= members=Hulk Hogan Brutus Beefcake heights=Hogan: height|ft=6|in=7 Beefcake: height|ft=6|in=3 weights=convert|546|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on debut=1989 disbanded=1996 promotions=WWF …

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  • 105Ajax (mythology) — Aias redirects here. For other uses of this name, see AIAS and Ajax. Ajax or Aias (Greek: polytonic| Αἴας , gen. Αἴαντος) was a mythological Greek hero, the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis [… …

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  • 106Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …

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  • 107Matriarchy — Gynecocracy redirects here. For the pornographic novel, see Gynecocracy (novel). Matriarch redirects here. For other uses, see Matriarch (disambiguation). Part of a series on …

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  • 108Cretan pederasty — Man and youth. Cretan ex voto from Hermes and Aphrodite shrine at Kato Syme; Bronze, ca. 670 BC 650 BC. Cretan pederasty was an archaic form of pederasty[1] that involved the ritual kidnapping (harpagmos) of a noble boy by an adult male of the… …

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  • 109Vulcan (mythology) — Vulcan wearing the exomis (tunic) and pilos (conical hat), Roman bronze, c. 1st century AD Ancient Roman re …

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  • 110Cronus — /kroh neuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus. Cf. Saturn. * * * or Cronos or Kronos In Greek religion, a male agricultural deity. He was the youngest of the 12 Titans borne by Uranus and Gaea,… …

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