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Abstract, Non-representational Art
Abstract Ideas and Concepts
'Allegrezza d'amore' (Ripa), 'Contento amoroso' (Ripa), 'Falsita d'amore overo inganno' (Ripa), 'Fermezza d'amore' (Ripa), 'Fortuna giovevole ad amore' (Ripa)...
Bible
'... break the heads of the dragons on the waters', '... break the heads of the dragons on the waters' ~ baptism of Christ, '... every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, will be rooted up' ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 15:13), '... my yoke is easy, and my burden is light' ~ sayings of Christ (Matthew 11:30), '... no prophet is to rise from Galilee' ~ Pharisees and Saducees opposing Christ...
Classical Mythology and Ancient History
'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty, 'Erotes', Venus' feast (Philostratus, Imagines I 6): cupids play with apples in an orchard in which there is a shrine of Venus; they shoot arrows, dance, wrestle together and try to catch hares, 'Omnia vincit Amor', Love the conqueror, Love triumphant, 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way, 'sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus'...
History
(other) historical names, (other) historical names (with NAME), 61, 61 A, 61 A (...)...
Human Being, Man in General
... years old, ... years old (with NUMBER of years), 'Acephalia', 'Blemyae', i.e. beings without head, 'Acheiroi', i.e. creatures without hands, 'Ajuto', 'Soccorso' (Ripa)...
Literature
'Arthurian legend', 'Kalevala', 'Kalevala' : Use 81(KALEVALA), 'Nibelungenlied', 'Nibelungenlied' : Use 81(NIBELUNGENLIED)...
Nature
'Acqua', 'Carro dell'acqua' (Ripa), 'Altimetria' (Ripa), 'amphisbaena' (snake with head at both ends), 'Annus', personification of the year; 'Anno', 'Carro dell'anno' (Ripa), 'antalops' (fabulous reindeer)...
Religion and Magic
'ablactatio'; Christ not drinking, Mary's breast bare ~ Madonna-representations, 'Aehrenkleidmaria' (sometimes with Christ-child), 'ante legem', 'ante legem', 'sub lege', 'sub gratia', 'Anthesteria', festival of Dionysus...
Society, Civilization, Culture
'Accipies'-woodcut, 'accipies tanti doctoris dogmata sacra', 'Acquisto cattivo' (Ripa), 'Adottione' (Ripa), 'Adulterio' (Ripa), 'agent provocateur'...
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'... break the heads of the dragons on the waters', '... break the heads of the dragons on the waters' ~ baptism of Christ, '... every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, will be rooted up' ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 15:13), '... my yoke is easy, and my burden is light' ~ sayings of Christ (Matthew 11:30), '... no prophet is to rise from Galilee' ~ Pharisees and Saducees opposing Christ...
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(1) Hercules chokes the Nemean lion with his arms, (10) the cattle of Geryon secured by Hercules, (11) the apples of the Hesperides carried off by Hercules, (12) Cerberus captured and carried away by Hercules, (2) the Hydra of Lerna is killed by Hercules...
0
0, 0-10 years
1
1, 10, 10 years, decade, 10-20 years, 100 years, century...
2
2, 2(+), 2(+0), 20, 20-30 years...
3
3, 3(+), 3(+0), 30-40 years, 31...
4
4, 4(+), 4(+0), 40-50 years, 41...
5
5, 5 years, lustrum, 5(+), 5(+0), 5(+1)...
6
6, 6(+), 6(+0), 60-70 years, 61...
7
7, 7(+), 7(+0), 7(+1), 7(+11)...
8
8, 8(+), 8(+0), 80-90 years, 81...
9
9, 9(+), 9(+0), 90-100 years, 91...
a
a bear brings St. Gall a log of wood or a tree-trunk, a bear or a wolf guards the head of St. Edmund, a bird dropping falls in Tobit's eyes, a boy falls into the sea with a golden cup; St. Nicholas restores the boy and the cup to the boy's father, a bronze idol of Apollo is dug up and crushed by St. Benedict...
b
Baanah and Rechab are put to death at David's command because they had murdered Ish-bosheth; they are hanged after their hands and feet have been cut off, Baanah and Rechab bring Ish-bosheth's head to David; David enraged about Ish-bosheth's death, Baanah and Rechab sneak into Ish-bosheth's house and behead him in his bedroom, Baasha invades Judah and fortifies Ramah, Baasha kills all the members of Jeroboam's family, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Ahijah, and leads Israel into the worship of idols...
c
C. Fabricius refuses the gifts of Pyrrhus, C. Furius Cressinus, accused of witchcraft before a tribunal by neighbours who were jealous of his success in cultivating his land, appeals to his wife, his daughter, his agricultural tools and his oxen, C. Julius Caesar defeats and drives out Ariovistus, a German chieftain, Cabalism, 'Kabbalah' ~ Jewish spiritual current, cabalistic ritual of inviting to the 'sukkah' the Seven Heavenly Guests (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, David)...
d
Dactyls, Daedalion changed into a hawk: while leaping from a cliff, crazed by the death of his daughter Chione, Daedalion is changed into a hawk by Apollo (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 339), Daedalus builds the Labyrinth for Minos, Daedalus fashioning a wooden cow for Pasiphae, Daedalus fixes the wings on Icarus and on himself, and teaches his son how to fly...
e
each of Job's brothers and friends offers him a gift, each of the seven gates of Thebes is apportioned to one of the Argive chiefs, eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John, ear of corn, ear-rings...
f
fable of Reynard the Fox, fable of the Cock and the Pearl, fable of the Dog on the Bridge, fable of the Father, Son and Ass, fable of the Fox and the Raven...
g
Gaal and his brothers are thrown out of Shechem by Zebul, Gaal fights with Abimelech: he is defeated and chased back to Shechem, Gaal sees the troops advancing; Zebul tells him that what he sees are the shadows of the mountains, Gaal, son of Ebed, becomes leader of the rebellion against Abimelech, Gabael comes to the feast...
h
Habakkuk ~ Ezekiel's vision of God, Habakkuk communicating with God (Habakkuk 1), Habakkuk is told to write his vision (Habakkuk 2:2), Habakkuk's prayer (Habakkuk 3), Habakkuk's prophecies...
i
Iapetus, Iarbas complains to Jupiter, who sends Mercury to Aeneas, Iasion beloved by Ceres, Iasion killed by Jupiter's lightning, Icarius (Icarus) hospitably entertaining Bacchus...
j
Jabal (not in biblical context), Jabal, with Jubal and Tubalcain, Jabesh-gilead besieged by Nahash and liberated by Saul, Jacob and Esau are reconciled (Genesis 33), Jacob and Esau parting; Esau moves with all his possessions to Edom...
k
keelhauling, keeping off, Keilah attacked by the Philistines, Keilah liberated by David, Ker(es)...
l
L. Junius Brutus has his two sons beheaded because they joined a conspiracy, Laban agrees to give Jacob all the black and spotted sheep and goats as wages, Laban comes to meet Jacob at the well and brings him to his house, Laban is told of Jacob's flight and sets off in pursuit with his men, Laban pursues Jacob (Genesis 31:22-55)...
m
Macbeth, Macée, Machaon (son of Aesculapius), machicolation ~ fortified city, machine driven by combustion...
n
Naamah (not in biblical context), Naamah as patron, intercessor, Naamah with distaff, as inventress of spinning, Naaman comes to the door of Elisha's house; the prophet sends a servant to tell him to wash himself seven times in the Jordan, Naaman comes to the Jordan, dips himself seven times and is cured...
o
oared ships, e.g.: galley, oaring, sculling, oasis, Oath, oath 'more Judaico' (Jew before court, swearing humiliating oath) ~ anti-semitism...
p
P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major storming New-Carthage, pacing, striding, pack-animal, packing of products, pact with the devil during witches' sabbath...
q
quack extracting teeth or molars, quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco', quadrangular prism, quadrangular pyramid, quadrant, sextant, octant (nautical instruments)...
r
rabbi, rabbinal court, 'bet din' ~ Jewish religion, Rabicano, the horse of Astolfo, race-riots, race-track...
s
Sabbath ~ Jewish religion, Sabbath lamp, sabbatical year, 'Shemittah' (every seventh year) ~ Jewish religion, sabotage (~ revolutionary action), sabotage by fifth column...
t
tabernacle ~ altar, Tabernacle at Shiloh ~ Jewish religion, Tabernacle elsewhere, tabernacle, 'mishkan' ~ Jewish religion, Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue, and other sanctuaries ~ Jewish religion...
u
Ubaldo, UFO, flying saucer, Ugliness, ugly old man, ugly old woman, hag...
v
vaccination, vacuum physics, Valentin, valley (in polar regions), valley (in tropical and sub-tropical regions)...
w
wadi, dry river bed in desert, wading, paddling, waffle-iron, waffles, wagon racing (with horses)...
x
X-ray examination, Xanthippe pours water over Socrates' head, Xenophon sacrifices to Diana, Xuthus, Creusa's husband, meets Ion in front of the temple and conforming to the oracle's advise adopts him
y
yale, 'éale', yawning, year divided into five seasons, year divided into five seasons ~ human activities, year divided into five seasons ~ landscapes...
z
Zacharias praising the Lord, Zacharias speechless before the people, Zebul sends messengers to Abimelech to warn him against Gaal, Zechariah casting pieces of silver to the potter in the house of the Lord (Zechariah 11:13), Zechariah is assassinated by Shallum...