Arsinoe - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Arsinoe: Encyclopedia - Arsinoe
Arsinoe. Arsinoe of Macedonia, mother of Ptolemy I Soter Arsinoe I of Egypt Arsinoe II of Egypt Arsinoe III of Egypt Arsinoe IV of Egyp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asclepius: Encyclopedia - Asclepius
Asclepius (Greek Ἀσκλήπιος also rendered Aesculapius in Latin and transliterated Asklepios) was the god of medicine and healing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greek Mythological Characters: Encyclopedia - List Of Greek Mythological Characters
(Most of the gods and goddesses had Roman equivalents.) See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al Fayyum: Encyclopedia - Al Fayyum
Al Fayyum (Arabic: ألفيوم ) is one of the governorates of Egypt located in the centre of the country. Its capital is a city also ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia - Apollo
Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, Apóllōn; Απελλων) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sobek: Encyclopedia - Sobek
In Egyptian mythology, Sobek (also spelt Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, Sobki, Soknopais, and in Greek, Suchos) was the deification of crocodiles, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diadochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diadochi - Wars Of The Diadochi 322-301 Bc
Diadochi - First War of the Diadochi 322-320 BC. Soon, however, conflict broke out. Perdiccas's marriage to Alexander's sister Cleopatr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Biology And Appearance
The first major, modern treatise on a crocodylian was Hugh B. Cott's Scientific results of an inquiry into the ecology and economic statu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - The City-kingdoms
Cyprus gained independence around 669/663. Cemeteries of this period are mainly rock-cut tombs. They have been found, among others, at Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orestes Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Orestes Mythology - Greek Literature
Orestes mythology - Homer. According to the Homeric story Orestes was absent from Mycenae when his father returned from the Trojan War ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Worship
Apollo is considered to have dominion over plague, beauty, light, healing, colonists, medicine, archery, poetry, prophecy, dance, reason,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Worship
Apollo is considered to have dominion over plague, beauty, light, healing, colonists, medicine, archery, poetry, prophecy, dance, reason,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greek Mythological Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greek Mythological Characters - Greek Mythological Characters
(Most of the gods and goddesses had Roman equivalents.) See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo's Romantic Life And Children
Apollo - Heterosexual relationships. Apollo chased the nymph Daphne, daughter of Peneus, who had scorned him. His infatuation was caus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And The Birth Of Hermes
Hermes was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. The story is told in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. His mother, Maia, had been secretly impregn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greek Mythological Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greek Mythological Characters - Immortals
List of Greek mythological characters - The twelve gods of Olympus. Aphrodite - Goddess of beauty and Love Apollo - God of the Sun mus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo During The Trojan War
Apollo shot arrows infected with the plague into the Greek encampment during the Trojan War in rage because the Greeks had kidnapped Chry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Other Stories
Apollo - Musical contests. Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Persian Period
After the Persian defeat, the Greeks mounted various expeditions against Cyprus in order to liberate it from the Persian yoke, but all th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Christianization
Roman Cyprus was visited by Apostles Paul, Barnabas and St Mark who came to the island at the outset of their first missionary journey in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Roman Occupation
Cyprus became a Roman province in 58 BC, according to Strabo because Publius Clodius Pulcher held a grudge against Ptolemy and sent Marcu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Hellenistic Period
During the siege of Tyre, the Cypriot Kings went over to Alexander of Macedon and supported him with ships. In 321 four Cypriot kings sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And Admetus
When Zeus struck down Apollo's son, Asclepius, with a lightning bolt for resurrecting the dead (and thus steal Hades's subjects), Apollo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Etymology Of The Name
The name Apollo might have been derived from a Pre-Hellenic compound Apo-ollon [citation needed], likely related to an archaic verb Apo-e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Habitat And Range
The preferred habitat of Nile crocodiles is along rivers, in freshwater marshes, or along lakes; in some cases they thrive in more bracki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Other Stories
Apollo - Musical contests. Once Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo, and to challenge Apollo, the god of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greek Mythological Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greek Mythological Characters - Immortals
List of Greek mythological characters - The twelve gods of Olympus. Aphrodite - Goddess of beauty and Love Apollo - God of healing, li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diadochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diadochi - Death Of Alexander 323 Bc
When Alexander the Great died (June 10, 323 BC), he left behind a huge empire which was composed of many essentially independent territor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And The Birth Of Hermes
Hermes was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. The story is told in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes. His mother, Maia, had been secretly impregn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo's Romantic Life And Children
Apollo - Heterosexual relationships. Apollo chased the nymph Daphne, daughter of Peneus, who had scorned him. His infatuation was caus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Etymology Of The Name
The name Apollo might have been derived from a Pre-Hellenic compound Apo-ollon [citation needed], likely related to an archaic verb Apo-e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo And Admetus
When Zeus struck down Apollo's son, Asclepius, with a lightning bolt for resurrecting the dead (and thus steal Hades's subjects), Apollo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo - Apollo During The Trojan War
Apollo shot arrows infected with the plague into the Greek encampment during the Trojan War in rage because the Greeks had kidnapped Chry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diadochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diadochi - The Struggle Over Macedon 298-285 Bc
The events of the next decade and a half were centered around various intrigues for control of Macedon itself. Cassander died in 298 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diadochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diadochi - The Struggle Of Lysimachus And Seleucus 285-281 Bc
Although Lysimachus and Pyrrhus had cooperated in driving Antigonus Gonatas from Thessaly and Athens, in the wake of Demetrius's capture ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Environmental Status
From the 1940s to the 1960s, the Nile crocodile was hunted, primarily for high-quality leather, though also for meat and purported curati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Gods Mummies And Magic
Ancient Egyptians worshiped Sobek, a crocodile-god associated with fertility, protection, and the power of the Pharaoh. They had an ambiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Fiction
The crocodile has seeped into modern consciousness, and appears regularly in horror stories and films. For instance, the villain in the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Diet And Eating Behavior
Hatchlings eat insects and small aquatic invertebrates, and quickly graduate to amphibians, reptiles, and birds. But even as an adult, 70...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Reproduction And Maturity
For males, the onset of sexual maturity occurs when they are about 3 m (10 ft) long; while for females, it occurs when they reach 2 to 2....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diadochi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diadochi - The Gallic Invasions And Consolidation 280 - 275
Ptolemy Ceraunus was also not to enjoy the rule of Macedon for very long. The death of Lysimachus had left the Danube border of the Maced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Size
The Nile crocodile is the largest African crocodilian, reaching lengths of up to 5 m (16 ft), or rarely up to 5.5 m (18 ft). Good sized a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nile Crocodile: Encyclopedia Ii - Nile Crocodile - Alternate Names
The Nile crocodile is called Mamba in Swahili, Garwe in Shona, Ngwenya in Ndebele, and Olom in a Nubian dialect. The binomial name Crocod...   » Read the article