unit identification code
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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unit identification code UIC a six-character, alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies each active, reserve, and National Guard unit of the armed forces.
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Student-tested, board-approved Tritons become official mascot of UMSL
News Wire article from: University Wire; 6/12/2007; ; 615 words
; ...graphic presentation of the Tritons was in the works but I would...opinion, adding that the Tritons should be a thought out image...on the visual design of the Tritons mascot. The Triton is the seventh moon of the...son of Poseidon/Neptune in mythology. The god is traditionally...
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 "Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL)")
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TRITON COLLEGE CERNAN CENTER TRACES THE NIGHT SKY
Newspaper article from: Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 11/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...of the winged horse in Greek mythology. Since the orientation of...the Cernan Center at cernan@triton.edu. For more complete information...attend the Monthly Skywatch at Triton College's Cernan Earth and...us on the Internet at www.triton.edu/cernan.
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 "Pretoria News (South Africa)")
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Chimera combines metamorphosis, mythology.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/22/2009; 644 words
; ...BYLINE: Runette Kruger In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a fire-breathing...amalgamations of his own, following mythology's ability to populate the...and a rolled up tongue. In Triton and Mermaid, in what looks...opponent's trident, whilst Triton (uncharacteristically half...
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BEACH LAWYER THOMAS R. FRANTZ TAKES UP KING NEPTUNE'S SCEPTER HE'LL PRESIDE OVER THE CITY'S 23RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/25/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...carried a jewel-encrusted scepter. The royal entourage - six princesses, three princesses royale and six tritons, the mermen of mythology - will act as Frantz's goodwill ambassadors for the next year. In accepting his yearlong duties, Frantz...
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Underwater adventure, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 12/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...horses and a relief featuring Triton with his horn. As I was told...far better informed about Greek mythology than I am, Triton is the son of the sea god Poseidon...them in the depths of the sea. Triton is a sea creature; the upper...
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 "Hull Daily Mail (UK)")
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Traditional food in a stylish setting
Newspaper article from: Hull Daily Mail (UK); 6/1/2007; 457 words
; ...includes a free ice cream. The Triton's stylish new restaurant...Poseidon's, after the father of Triton, a god of the sea in Greek mythology, almost half of its dishes...friends for many years, The Triton is conveniently located between...
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Unique Mosaic Unearthed in Greece
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 11/17/1995; 299 words
; ...Euboea in central Greece. The floor depicts a battle scene between Scylla, the sea- monster of greek mythology and a sea Deity, possible triton, son of Poseidon. According to the archaeologists, the artist used red, blue, white and yellow...
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Kimberly Crest Awards
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 4/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...have been entered in many European expositions as well. The statue is representative of Greek mythology. A sea nymph Venus stands atop the Tritons cradled in a clam shell. The fountains title is "Venus Rising from the Sea." Although no artist...
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Dots with dash
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 7/12/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...trousers rolled up, boots removed, on the heroic scale - two metres by three - of salon mythology, and in the poses of classical gods and Tritons? Why focus so insistently on this nondescript stretch of urban riverscape? What on earth was...
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 "Norridge News (IL)")
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The Current Sky for autumn 2008
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL); 9/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of the winged horse in Greek mythology. Since the orientation of...attend the Monthly Skywatch at Triton College's Cernan Earth and...the Cernan Center at cernan@triton.edu. For public program...Space Center Online at www.triton.edu/cernan for complete...
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Triton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Triton in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon. He was a creature of the...lower fishlike. Later legends speak of many Tritons, sometimes described as riding over the sea on horses. Tritons characteristically blew trumpets of conch shells...
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Mermaids and Mermen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...were led from Asia by a man-fish. In classical mythology the Tritons and Sirens are represented as half-fish, half-human. In addition to legends of mythology and folklore, however, there are many claimed accounts...
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monsters and imaginary beasts
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
monsters and imaginary beasts The mythologies and legends of ancient and modern cultures...animal composites abound in Greek mythology; the Triton , with a man's head and torso and...1972); B. Evslin, Monsters of Mythology (25 vol., 1987-90).
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Amphitrite
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Amphitrite in Greek mythology, a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton .
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Mermaids
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...below. The Greeks called these beings nereids if they were female and tritons if they were male. Japanese folklore features a mermaid called Ningyo, and Polynesian mythology includes a half-human and half-porpoise creator god called Vatea...
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