Academy
Academy school founded by Plato near Athens c.387 BC It took its name from the garden (named for the hero Academus) in which it was located. Plato's followers met there for nine centuries until, along with other pagan schools, it was closed by Emperor Justinian in AD 529. The Academy has come to mean the entire school of Platonic philosophy, covering the period from Plato through Neoplatonism under Proclus . During this period Platonic philosophy was modified in various ways. These have been frequently divided into three phases: the Old Academy (until c.250 BC) of Plato, Speusippus , and Xenocrates ; the Middle Academy (until c.150 BC) of Arcesilaus and Carneades , who introduced and maintained skepticism as being more faithful to Plato and Socrates; and the New Academy (c.110 BC) of Philo of Larissa, who, with subsequent leaders, returned to the dogmatism of the Old Academy.
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VUELTA A LA MITOLOGIA.(TT: Return to Mythology.)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 2/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...reproducen cuadros expuestos en Vaduz. En uno de ellos puede verse el lienzo de Rubens, Marte y Rhea Silvia; el dios de la guerra tuvo con la vestal Rhea dos hijos que se llamaron Rmulo y Remo y seran los fundadores de Roma. El otro sello, un cuadro...
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Spaniard convicted of breaking hand off statue of goddess
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/3/2004; 305 words
; ...saying Cybele, the Roman goddess identified with Rhea in Greek mythology. Rhea's husband, Chronos, so feared his children would...overthrow him as ruler of the universe that he ate them. Rhea saved the last of her sons, Zeus, by instead giving...
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Scientists discover asteroid with moons; Tiny planetary system orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 8/11/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...name 87 Sylvia refers to Sylvia's being the 87th minor planet ever discovered. It was named for Rhea Sylvia, the vestal virgin in Roman mythology who was raped by Mars and bore the twins who founded Rome. So Marchis and his colleagues named...
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Who wants to know? A sample of pub-quiz questions from five leading local trivia hosts.(VITA.MN)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/13/2008; ; 586 words
; ...weasels, cats and others all feed on Microtus ochrogaster. What is it commonly called? 3. In Roman mythology, who were the sons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by Mars? DESSA, NOMAD WORLD PUB 1. What does the acronym LASER stand for...
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Tripping the light fantastic in the profoundest of ways; Wherever dance comes from, it has attempted to explain how existence got started.(Phi Kappa Phi Forum on the Arts)
Newspaper article from: Phi Kappa Phi Forum; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...interpretations: * Greek mythology traces the beginnings of dance to the Titan Rhea, wife of Cronus, who taught...devouring his children at birth, Rhea fled to Crete to deliver her...clothes in place of the child. Rhea gave the baby to the Curetes...
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Judges pledge to rule stupidly
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 6/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...be the same as declaring we are a nation "under Zeus." Zeus, according to ancient Greek mythology, was the chief deity, the son of Cronus and Rhea. (Footnote: Cronus' father was Alfred Goodwin.) The ruling came in the case of a California...
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LET'S TALK ANTIQUES Mom has been feted since ancient times
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 5/11/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Day dates back to ancient times. The ancient Greeks honored Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology. They held a spring festival each year to praise Rhea and all worthy mothers. The Romans also dedicated a festival...
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What Mothers Day really means to mums
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and Romans celebrated festivals around the Ides of March (mid-March), in honour of Rhea and Cybele, the great mothers of the gods in their mythology. Mothering Sunday in England and some parts of Europe dates back to the 1600s. In Asia...
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DIGGING THE DIRT ON MOLES; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/8/1996; 700+ words
; ...s Day? IT'S PURE coincidence. The origins of Mothering Sunday lie in ancient mythology when a spring festival was dedicated by rites and festivities to Rhea, mother of the gods. By medieval times the custom of honouring mother took the form...
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Make Mom a brunch like she would make
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 4/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology. Ancient Romans, too, celebrated a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele...
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Rhea
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Rhea in Greek mythology, one of the Titans, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus , Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Hades. Frightened of betrayal by their children, Cronus ate them; Rhea rescued Zeus from this fate by hiding him and giving Cronus a stone wrapped in blankets instead.
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Rhea Silvia
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Rhea Silvia in Roman mythology, princess of Alba Longa, mother of Romulus and Remus by the god Mars.
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Greek gods of mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Greek gods of mythology Aeolus: God of the winds Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty and procreation...herds Persephone: Goddess of the underworld Poseidon: God of the sea Rhea: Mother of the gods Uranus: God of the sky Zeus: Overlord of the...
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Demeter
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Demeter in Greek mythology, the corn goddess, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and mother of Persephone . She is associated with Cybele, and her symbol is an ear of corn. The Eleusinian mysteries were held in honour of her. Roman equivalent Ceres .
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Pluto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pluto in Greek religion and mythology, god of the underworld, son of Kronos and Rhea; also called Hades. After the fall of the Titans , Pluto and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon divided the universe, and Pluto...
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