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- and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology ... Campbell's recognition of the universality of human stories allows ...35 KB (5,311 words) - 17:54, 6 May 2024
- is one of eight universities that belong to the Ivy League. Originally founded ... The university has ties with the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- was a founding member and first president of the Romanian Academy. Among his many accomplishments, Radulescu is considered one of the ...64 KB (9,591 words) - 18:55, 7 February 2023
- northern Mesopotamia from c. 1500 B.C.E. At the height of its power, during ... The Mitanni may have originated from India. Certainly, they shared ...37 KB (5,773 words) - 19:19, 9 November 2022
- meaning Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Skambonidai; c. 450–404 ... During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his ...78 KB (11,681 words) - 05:06, 17 June 2023
- music, songs, spoken dialog, and dance. The varied emotional aspects of ... "musicals," are performed around the world. They may be presented ...33 KB (5,216 words) - 19:34, 10 November 2022
- The word jewelry is derived from the word jewel, which was Anglicized ... Whether used as currency, protection, or fashion, jewelry is one of ...33 KB (4,967 words) - 20:02, 13 September 2023
- Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the ... "Detroit" is a word almost universally associated with the ...33 KB (4,747 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
- known for their single-minded devotion to the religious life. some degree of physical separation from the masses. In the English language ...38 KB (6,105 words) - 20:00, 9 November 2022
- ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, and the westernmost ... Over the course of its existence, Lisbon has both flourished and suffered ...34 KB (4,753 words) - 07:44, 9 March 2023
- Latvia (historically Lattonia, Lettonia, or Lettland), officially ... Latvia shares land borders with Estonia to the north and Lithuania ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 17:49, 25 October 2022
- [[File:Durham 2534.jpg|thumb|325px|Men of the Shkreli tribe at the ... A tribe is a human social system existing before the emergence of ...37 KB (5,635 words) - 16:06, 27 July 2021
- define love more precisely, as living for the sake of another, motivated ... The ancient Greeks described love with a number of different words: ...70 KB (11,122 words) - 04:14, 4 November 2022
- In the strict sense satire is a literary genre, but the larger notion ... Although satire is usually intended to be funny, the purpose of satire ...31 KB (4,584 words) - 15:56, 18 December 2022
- The Matenadaran or Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan ... The collection dates back to 405, when Saint Mesrop Mashtots created ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- [[Image:Gay flag.svg|thumb|right|400px|The Rainbow flag is the most ... The gay rights movement, or LGBT movement refers to myriad organizations ...37 KB (5,369 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- Bluefin tuna is the common name for three of the eight species of ... Pacific bluefin tuna are found in both the western and eastern Pacific ...38 KB (5,827 words) - 18:16, 31 October 2023
- Anarchist communism advocates the abolition of the state, private ... sometimes, libertarian communism, advocates the abolition of government, which ...42 KB (6,266 words) - 22:50, 14 September 2023
- by Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716), refers to the finite and limited condition ... The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam usually ...41 KB (6,708 words) - 23:52, 24 March 2024
- The sea in a general sense refers to the ocean or world ocean, the ... algae, plants, fungi, and animals, lives in the sea, which offers a wide range ...69 KB (10,326 words) - 23:04, 22 April 2023