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James Dean James Dean
James Dean (James Byron Dean), 1931-55, American film actor, b. Marion, Ind. After a few stage and television roles, Dean was chosen to play the moody, rebellious son in the film East of Eden (1953). He was further identified with restless, inarticulate youth in his second film Rebel without a... Read more
Alonzo Mourning Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Mourning 1970– Professional basketball player Early Basketball Career Learned About Life and Basketball Succeeded in the NBA Sickness Forced Early Retirement Off The Court Sources Alonzo Mourning has been called a prodigy and an enigma. Through hard work and dedication, he turned from... Read more
Thersites Thersites
Thersites , in Greek legend, member of the Greek army in the Trojan War. He was famous for his ugliness, his unpleasant temper, and his love of argument. When he mocked Achilles for mourning the dead Amazon queen Penthesilea, Achilles killed him.... Read more
cypress cypress
cypress common name for members of the Cupressaceae, a widely distributed family of coniferous shrubs and trees, several yielding valuable timber. The major genera are Juniperus ( juniper ), Thuja ( arborvitae ), and Cupressus (the true cypresses). Species of the latter, found in S Europe,... Read more
Georges de La Tour Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour , 1593-1652, French painter. By 1618 he was settled at Lunéville, in his native Lorraine. He bore the title of painter to the king in 1639. La Tour painted religious and genre pictures, many of which show the influence of Dutch modifications of Caravaggio's style. La Tour's... Read more
bloodhound bloodhound
bloodhound breed of large hound whose ancestors were known in the Mediterranean region before the Christian era. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 80 and 110 lb (36.3-49.9 kg). Its short, smooth coat may be black and tan, red and tan, or tawny. The skin is... Read more
Tammuz Tammuz
Tammuz , ancient nature deity worshiped in Babylonia. A god of agriculture and flocks, he personified the creative powers of spring. He was loved by the fertility goddess Ishtar , who, according to one legend, was so grief-stricken at his death that she contrived to enter the underworld to get him... Read more
elegy elegy
elegy in Greek and Roman poetry, a poem written in elegiac verse (i.e., couplets consisting of a hexameter line followed by a pentameter line). The form dates back to 7th cent. BC in Greece and poets such as Archilochus, Mimnermus, and Tytraeus. Later taken up and developed in Roman poetry, it was... Read more
Maurice Richard Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard 1921-2000 Canadian hockey player When Maurice Richard—universally known by his nickname, "The Rocket"—died in Montreal on May 27, 2000, the entire nation of Canada went into mourning. One of the greatest players in the history of hockey, Richard's legendary... Read more
Mourne Mountains Mourne Mountains
Mourne Mountains , in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district is barren and sparsely populated; there are ruins of sacked castles. Granite and sand and gravel are quarried. Belfast receives its main... Read more

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