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Maia
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Maia in Greek mythology, the daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. In Roman mythology, Maia is a goddess associated with Vulcan and also (by confusion with the Greek goddess) with Mercury, the Roman equivalent of Hermes. She was worshipped...
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To Vlemma Tou Odyssea
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Thanassis Arvanitis; Bernard Leroux; costumes: Giorgos Ziakas; original music: Eleni Karaindrou. Cast: Harvey Keitel (A. ); Maia Morgenstern (Ulysses' wife and other female roles ); Erland Josephson (Ivo Levi ); Thanassis Vengos (taxi driver ); Yorgos...
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Lenica, Jan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...architectural engineering, Polytechnic, Warsaw, until 1952. Family: Married Merja Alanen, 1969, children: Anneli and Maia. Career: 1945—published humorous and satirical drawings; 1948—first one man show, Warsaw; 1950...
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Fellowship of Isis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Fellowship of Isis. A neo-pagan movement dedicated to the worship of female deities such as Isis, Venus, or Maia.
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Maurolico, Francesco
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...governors ( “ stradig ò ” ) of Messina. In 1550 Simon confered upon Maurolico the abbey of Santa Maia del Parto (today also known as the Santuario di San Guglielmo), near Castelbuono. Maurolico also held a number of civil commissions...
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Un Chapeau de Paille D'Italie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...costume designer: Souplet; artistic adviser: Alexandre Kamenka. Cast: Albert Prejean (Fadinard, the Bridegroom ); Marise Maia (The Bride ); Vital Geymond (The Officer ); Olga Tschekowa (Anais de Beauperthuis ); Paul Olivier (Uncle Vesinet ); Jim...
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May
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...Recorded from Old English, the name comes from Latin Maius , probably from the name of a deity cognate with the name of the goddess Maia and with magnus ‘great’. May and January a young woman and an old man as husband and wife, as in Chaucer...
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Hermes
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Hermes in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Maia, the messenger of the gods, and god of merchants, thieves, and oratory. He was portrayed as a herald equipped for travelling...
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Bye Bye Brasil
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...January 1981. Pierre, Sylvie, "A Propos de Bye Bye Brazil," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris), January 1981. Maia, Reinaldo da Costa, Filme Cultura, number 37, January/February/March, 1981. Pouillade, J.-L., "Terres en transes...
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Le Souffle au Coeur
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...1, 1982. Macksey, R., "Malle on Malle: Part II," in Post Script (Commerce), vol. 2, no. 2, 1983. Wechster, Maia, "A Tale of Two Cultures: Conversation with French Film Maker Louis Malle," in U.S. News & World Report, vol...
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