Statue of Hermes (five fables)
Roman copy of a Herm. Serving as support for a statue of Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos. Roman copy, perhaps of a group by Kephisodotos. On display along the portico of the Stoa of Attalus, which houses the Ancient Agora
Herma
Herma of Demosthenes. Copy of an honour posthume statue of the statesman on the market place of Athens; work by Polyeuktos (ca. 280 BC). Picture this: You're strolling through a classical Greek agora, minding your own business, when BAM! You're face-to-face
Redhorn Lake (Montana)
Redhorn Lake. Marc Ankenbauer, Glacier Explorer. Nahsukin,Gyrfalcon,Redhorn Lake – The Adventure August 12, 2007 'Although it looks plain enough, the valley that it lies at the head has never had a trail and is a long, bear infested bushwack…..or you
Redhorn Peak (Montana)
South aspect of Redhorn Peak, Glacier National Park, Montana. 1913 Redhorn Peak (8,128 feet (2,477 m)) is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Redhorn Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. Vulture Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 27, 2018. The Livingston Range is
Caradhras Pass aka Redhorn Pass, Redhorn Gate and Dimrill Stair in LOTR
Caradhras was one of the mightiest peaks in the Misty Mountains. "Caradhras was called the Cruel, and had an ill name long years ago, when rumour of Sauron had not been heard in these lands."― Gimli in The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South" Caradhras
Peris
Peri, flying, with cup and wine flask. Miniature by Şahkulu. Freer Gallery of Art In Persian mythology, Peris are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty. Peris were later adopted by other cultures. They are described in one reference work as mischievous beings that have been denied entry to paradise until
Red Horn (Hešucka) aka He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears and Big Boy…and Werebirds
An artist’s reconstruction of a Mississippian era depiction of what archeologists and historians believe to be Redhorn or possibly someone dressing up as Redhorn for a ceremony. Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway and Hocąk (Winnebago) nations. "6. Wąkx!istowi, the Man with the Human
Gorget, from the French gorge meaning throat
The earliest authenticated portrait of George Washington shows him wearing his colonel's uniform of the Virginia Regiment from the French and Indian War. The portrait was painted about 12 years after Washington's service in that war, and several years before he would reenter
Long-nosed god maskettes are artifacts made from bone, copper and marine shells
A map showing the distribution of finds of en:Long-nosed god maskette, artifacts of the en:Mississippian culture. Long-nosed god maskettes are artifacts made from bone, copper and marine shells (Lightning whelk) associated with the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) and found in archaeological sites in the Midwestern United States and the Southeastern United States. They
Shell gorgets
Shell gorgets are a Native American art form of polished, carved shell pendants worn around the neck. The gorgets are frequently engraved, and are sometimes highlighted with pigments, or fenestrated (pierced with openings). Shell gorgets were most common in Eastern Woodlands of the United States, during the Hopewell tradition (200 BCE– 500
Castalian Spring
The Castalian Spring, in the ravine between the Phaedriades at Delphi, is where all visitors to Delphi — the contestants in the Pythian Games, and especially pilgrims who came to consult the Delphic Oracle — stopped to wash themselves and quench their thirst; it is also here that the
Pterion and Pteron Notes
The pterion is the region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones join. It is located on the side of the skull, just behind the temple. R.M. McMinn.Last's anatomy regional and applied, 9th edition. Edinburgh (UK): Churchill Livingstone; 1994. Page 645 Structure The pterion is located in the temporal fossa, approximately 2.6 cm behind
United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, 241 U.S. 265 (1916)
United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, 241 U.S. 265 (1916), was a federal suit under which the government unsuccessfully attempted to force The Coca-Cola Company to remove caffeine from its product. Context In 1906, Harvey Washington Wiley was the head of the United States Department
Farnesol and Farnesene
Farnesol is a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol. Under standard conditions, it is a colorless liquid. It is hydrophobic, and thus insoluble in water, but miscible with oils. Farnesol is produced from 5-carbon isoprene compounds in both plants and animals. Phosphate-activated derivatives of farnesol
Saints Florus and Laurus, twin brothers who worked as stonemasons
Saints Florus and Laurus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd century. According to a Greek tale, they were twin brothers who worked as stonemasons. They were originally from Constantinople, Byzantium but settled in Ulpiana, Dardania, south of Pristina, Kosovo in the district of Illyricum. They were educated in the art of masonry by two men named Maximus and Proculus, who were Christians. "St.
Passion bearers
In Eastern Christianity, a passion bearer (Russian: страстотéрпец, tr. strastoterpets, IPA: [strəstɐˈtʲɛrpʲɪts]) is one of the various customary titles for saints used in commemoration at divine services when honouring their feast on the Church Calendar; it is not generally used by Catholics of the Roman Rite, but it is