wizard
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wizard a man who has magical powers, especially in legends and fairy tales. Recorded from late Middle English, the word originally meant ‘philosopher, sage’, and comes from
wise; the sense of a person skilled in the occult arts dates from the mid 16th century.
In
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum, the orphaned Dorothy, who has been carried by a cyclone to the land of Oz, joins the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man in their search for the magician (the
Wizard of Oz) who can give them their heart's desire, although the wizard's power is in the end illusory.
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Who was Khufu? What do we know about him? Read on ...
Magazine article from: Dig; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Who was this Khufu who commissioned Egypt's greatest monument? Khufu's full name, Khnum-Khufu, means "[The god] Khnum protects me." The Greek authors who wrote the first histories of Egypt tell us that Khufu--whom they called Cheops...
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Khufu's Grand Gallery: fantastic factoids about ancient sites, historical objects, and amazing discoveries.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Dig; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Egypt's Nile River, the Egyptian ruler Khufu built his 480-foot-high pyramid...the second century B.C., long after Khufu's death around 2552 B.C., the scholar Philo of Byzantium included Khufu's pyramid in his list of the Seven...
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Who was Khufu?(king of Egypt)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Khufu was a king who ruled Egypt a little more...Hetepheres. Archaeologists found her tomb near Khufu's pyramid. Inside were many beautiful objects, but her sarcophagus was empty. Khufu had at least two brothers and probably some...
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Khufu Pyramid to Be Closed for Repair
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 3/9/1998; 471 words
; The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) will be closed to tourists...Agency reported Monday. The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the famous three Great...damage has been done to the interior of the Khufu Pyramid due to poor ventilation. Humidity...
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The pyramid of Khufu.
Magazine article from: School Arts; 10/1/1998; ; 642 words
; Pyramid of Khufu, c. 2530-2528 BC, Giza, Dynasty IV. The pyramid of Khufu covers an area of thirteen acres. It is 450 feet...of the ancient world. The Great Pyramid of King Khufu (reigned 2550-2528 BC) is the largest and the...
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Letter: Pyramid Rover unlikely to discover King Khufu's treasure
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/19/2002; ; 403 words
; ...of the shaft of the Queen's chamber in Khufu's pyramid did not explain why the sealed...another mystery", 18 September). King Khufu hoped that at his death his soul would...metal handles. At some time the design of Khufu's pyramid was changed and the original...
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JULY 26 - UNCOVERING ONE OF BIGGEST SECRETS OF KHUFU PYRAMID
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 5/18/2009; 368 words
; ...biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian...expected to lead to the room where King Khufu is buried. The Great Pyramid of Giza...a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over...
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EGYPT: JULY 26 - UNCOVERING ONE OF BIGGEST SECRETS OF KHUFU PYRAMID.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/18/2009; 431 words
; ...biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian...expected to lead to the room where King Khufu is buried. The Great Pyramid of Giza...a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over...
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Life in Khufu's time: the king lived in luxury. Not so the commoners in ancient Egypt.
Magazine article from: Dig; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...furniture, farm implements, and tools. As many of these finds are of the type depicted in tomb decoration, by comparing the two, scholars can gain a more accurate picture of just how most Egyptians lived in Khufu's time.--Hratch Papazian
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Mysterious 'doors'.(in Khufu's pyramid)
Magazine article from: Dig; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Recent investigations inside Khufu's Great Pyramid have focused on the so-called airshafts. These are four small channels (approximately eight inches by eight...
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The Great Pyramid (of Khufu), at Giza
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
The Great Pyramid (of Khufu), at Giza When the Greek historian Herodotus...e.) reported on the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops, in Greek) during the fifth...In addition, the body of the Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) (twenty-sixth century b...
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Khufu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza.
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Pyramids
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...x2013; 2475 b.c.e.), the largest of which is that of Khufu (Cheops), are the most famous. Easily visible from Cairo...central objectives of archaeological research and tourism. Khufu's Great Pyramid is unusual in containing three burial chambers...
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Khafre
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Khafre or Chephren , fl. 2565 BC, king of ancient Egypt, of the IV dynasty, and builder of the second pyramid at Giza. His face is perhaps that represented on the Great Sphinx . An obscure king, Dedefre, may have come between Khufu and Khafre in the dynasty.
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Egyptian architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...was begun as soon as he ascended the throne. Groups of pyramids remain; those at Giza, which include the Great Pyramid of Khufu (or Cheops), are among the best known. Many Middle Kingdom tombs were tunneled out of the rock cliffs on the west bank of...
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