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Encyclopedia - Daemon Mythology: Encyclopedia - Daemon Mythology
The words daemon and daimon, sometimes dæmon, are distinctively Hellenizing or Latinate spellings of δαιμων, used purposefully tod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia - King Solomon
Solomon or Shlomo (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה; Standard Hebrew: Šəlomo; Tiberian Hebrew: Šəlōmōh, meaning "peace"; Arabic: سليما...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nabataeans: Encyclopedia - Nabataeans
The Nabataeans were a trading people of ancient Arabia, whose oasis settlements in the time of Josephus gave the name of Nabatene to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen: Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. Co-founder of the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nabataeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Nabataeans - Origins
The Nabataean origins remain obscure. On the similarity of sounds, Jerome suggested a connection with the tribe Nebaioth mentioned in Gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Biblical Account
Solomon is David's second son by Bathsheba. In the Hebrew Bible, the prophet Nathan informs David that God has willed that his firstborn ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - House Of Ptolemy
Around 116 BC an interesting incident that had happened in Egypt was reported by Posidonius (ca. 135 BC - 51 BC (also spelled Poseidonius...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - Roman Connection
Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar in 26 BC commissioned his prefect in Egypt, Aelius Gallus, to capture the port of Aden to attack the Ethiop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ancient Maritime History: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ancient Maritime History - Journeys To The East And Later Centuries
Amaury De Reincourt in his book, Soul Of India, records that "The brightest sun shining over Southeast Asia in the first centuries A.D. w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Qur'an
Solomon also appears in the Qur'an, where he is called Sulayman. The Qur'an refers to Solomon as the son of David, as a prophet and as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Arts
Handel composed an oratorio entitled Solomon in 1749. The story follows the basic Biblical plot. ... See also:King Solomon, King Solom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Name Solomon
The name Solomon (Shlomo) means "peaceful," or "complete", from the Hebrew Shelomoh (Arabic Sulaiman). The name given by God to Solomon i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - George Rawlinson's Evaluation
"The kingdom of Solomon," says George Rawlinson, "is one of the most striking facts in Biblical history. A petty nation, which for hundre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Later Legend
To Solomon are attributed by rabbinical tradition but not internally, the Biblical books of Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In Fiction
The Toni Morrison novel Song of Solomon makes allusions to Solomon. The Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Requiem for Methuselah" i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nabataeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Nabataeans - The Hellenistic And Roman Periods
Petra was rapidly built in the 1st century BC in Hellenistic splendor, yet the Nabataeans were allies of the first Hasmoneans in their st...   » Read the article