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26911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios | Helios | Helios (, Hēlios; Ἠέλιος in Homeric Greek) is the god of the Sun in Greek mythology. He is often thought to be the personification of the Sun itself. He is the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. He is the brother of Selene, goddess of the Moon, and Eos, goddess of the dawn. During the Hellenistic period, particularl... |
26919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia | Bia | Bia is the goddess of force in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Styx and Pallas, and also the sister of Nike, Cratos, and Zelus. She and her brothers and sister were the friends of Zeus and were always with him.
References
Greek gods and goddesses |
26920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelus | Zelus | Zelus (, zeal) is the god of dedication and emulation in Greek mythology. He is the son of Styx and Pallas, and also the brother of Nike, Cratos, and Bia. He and his brothers and sister were the friends of Zeus and were always with him. He was a constant companion of Zeus and personified zeal.
Other websites
Theoi Pr... |
26921 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne | Mnemosyne | Mnemosyne is the Titan of memory in Greek mythology. Her parents are Gaia and Uranos. With Zeus her children are the nine Muses. Her patron symbol is a mask and she is often seen wearing one. Her patron animal is the partridge.
Titans |
26925 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia | Harmonia | Harmonia (; ) is the goddess of harmony and concord in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. She is the opposite of Eris, goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia.
Origins
Harmonia is the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Her children are Ino, Polydorus, Autonoe, Agaue and... |
26930 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%20pro%20tempore%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Senate | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | The president pro tempore ( or ), or president pro tem, of the United States Senate is the longest serving senator from the majority political party in the United States Senate. According to the Constitution, this is the fourth highest office in the United States. It is the third in the U.S. presidential line of succe... |
26937 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Tennant | David Tennant | David John Tennant (né McDonald; 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He is known for portraying the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010 and as Giacomo Casanova in the television series Casanova.
In 2011, Tennant had a daughter with Georgia Moffett. Later that year he adopted Moffett's son. The couple married ... |
26942 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Broadcasting%20Company | American Broadcasting Company | The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. Along with CBS, NBC and Fox, it is one of the country's four major television networks. The network is owned by The Walt Disney Company following the acquisition of Disney Channel's consumer business.
ABC Television Shows
The Goldbergs
The Rook... |
26943 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox%20Broadcasting%20Company | Fox Broadcasting Company | Fox (styled as FOX) is an American television network. Along with ABC, CBS, and NBC, it is one of the country's four major television networks. It is owned by Fox Entertainment Group.
Fox Television shows
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Bob's Burgers
Bless the Harts
Duncanville
Last Man Standing
The Resident
9-1-1
The Masked ... |
26944 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC | ABC | ABC are the first three letters in the Latin alphabet.
Media
American Broadcasting Company, a television network in the United States
Associated Broadcasting Company, a television network in the Philippines
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, a television network in Australia
ABC Family, a cable and satellite te... |
26947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua%20New%20Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea is an island country located on the Pacific Ocean. It is the east half of New Guinea island, plus some nearby islands. The capital city of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby. The population of Papua New Guinea are mostly the Indigenous peoples of the island.
The island is in both Australasia and Oceania... |
26949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom%20Thurmond | Strom Thurmond | James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician. He was the oldest serving member of the United States Senate to date and the only senator to reach 100 while in office. He was also Governor of his home state South Carolina and a Presidential candidate. He was a lawyer.
Thurmond s... |
26950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Forum | Roman Forum | The Roman Forum is an area of the city of Rome which the ancient city developed around. It is the place where commerce, business, cult, and the administration of justice took place.
It was for centuries the centre of Roman public life. It was the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speec... |
26952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playwright | Playwright | A playwright is a person who writes plays for the stage. Because the name of such a text is drama, another word for this person is dramatist. Sometimes, dramas are written to be read and not played. In that case, they are called closet dramas.
The word wright does not come from write. It is an ancient English term for... |
26953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambe | Iambe | Iambe was the goddess of rhyme and merriment in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Pan and Echo.
Iambic pentameter
Iambe is said to have created the iambic pentameter verse pattern in poetry. This is a metered verse with two different sounds, and it was named after Iambe. The iambic pentameter verse is used by ... |
26954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle%20%28instrument%29 | Triangle (instrument) | The triangle is a musical instrument with three sides and curved corners. There is always one corner where the sides do not join. This makes it possible for the instrument to vibrate.
The player holds a small piece of string or leather from which the triangle is hanging, and he makes a sound by hitting the triangle w... |
26955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker | Speaker | Speaker could mean:
Computer speaker
Loudspeaker, refers to an electronic device that gives off sound
Speaker (politics) is also the name of the person in charge of some legislatures, usually the lower house. |
26959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie%20Little | Bernie Little | Bernie Little (born in McComb, Ohio on circa 1926 - died April 25, 2003) was the most successful owner in Unlimited Hydroplane racing history. His Miss Budweiser team won 134 of the 354 hydroplane races they entered. They won the high points championship 22 years in 40 years of competition, and the Gold Cup 14 times.
... |
26964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus | Perseus | Perseus () is a hero in Greek mythology. He is the legendary founder of Mycenae and is most famous for killing the Gorgon Medusa. He is a demigod, the son of Zeus and the mortal princess Danaë. With his wife, the Ethiopian princess Andromeda, his children are the sons Perses, Alkaios, Sthenelos, Elektryon, and the daug... |
26971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2%20Paganini | Niccolò Paganini | Niccolò Paganini (27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian composer and violin player. He is believed to be one of the greatest violinists who ever lived. He was born in Genoa, Italy and died in Nice, France.
Paganini was the perfect virtuoso during his time although many other violinists slowly approach and s... |
26978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samer%20Kamal | Samer Kamal | Samer Kamal is a Jordanian athlete. He won the bronze medal in Taekwondo (a form of martial arts) in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was the first Jordanian athlete to get a medal for Jordan in the Olympics in Seoul. This gave many Jordanians pride in this achievement during the 1980s.
Samer Kamal h... |
26986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet%20%28plant%29 | Violet (plant) | The violet is a genus of flowering plants. The common blue violet (Viola sororia) is the state flower of the U.S. state of Illinois. There is also a famous poem that refers to violets. It goes "Roses are red, violets are blue", and then the poet adds his or her own lines to it. It is also February's birth flower.
Some... |
27006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie%20the%20Pooh | Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear. He was created by A. A. Milne. He is based on a stuffed toy that belonged to Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. The toy was named after "Winnipeg" ("Winnie" for short), who was a black bear at the London Zoo, and "Pooh", which was a n... |
27007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/960s | 960s | Below are some of the events that happened from 960 to 969.
960
Mieszko I becomes ruler in Poland
Richard I of Normandy marries Emma of Paris
The Aksumite Empire is destroyed
Births
Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1028)
Theophanu, princess who became Empress (d. 991)
Sweyn I of Denmark (... |
27009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander%20Kwasniewski | Aleksander Kwasniewski | Aleksander Kwaśniewski (; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician. He served as President for two terms (1995-2000 and 2000-2005). He was, before being elected first time, member of the Democratic Left Alliance, but after assumed duties he became an independent. Before 1989 he was a member of Polish United Worker... |
27015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola%20sororia | Viola sororia | Viola sororia, also known as Viola papilionacea, common blue violet, common meadow violet, and purple violet is a species of violet. It is a perennial flowering plant that lives in most of eastern North America.
The common blue violet is the state flower of the U.S. states of Rhode Island, Illinois, and New Jersey.
... |
27021 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAND%20gate | NAND gate | A NAND gate is a logic gate used to build digital logic circuits.
It is a combination of an AND and NOT gate.
The name refers to this.
The NAND gate is a “universal gate”, that means all other types of logic gates can be obtained by wiring exclusively one or more NAND gates in a particular manner.
Behavior
Given two ... |
27022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under%20the%20Rainbow | Under the Rainbow | Under the Rainbow is a 1981 comedy movie starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty.
The plot is loosely based on the gathering of little people in a Hollywood hotel, to audition for roles as "munchkins" in the movie The Wizard of Oz. The movie also has nobility, assassins, spies, and tourists.
T... |
27025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilli-danda | Gilli-danda | Gilli "िगल्ली" -danda "डन्डा" is a game played by children in India and Pakistan. It is usually played by using a small round stick, about as long as a baseball or cricket bat. This is the danda. There is another smaller stick, round in the middle and tapering towards the ends. This is the gilli. The game gilli-danda i... |
27026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20United%20States | Southern United States | The Southern United States (also known as The Southern States or "The South" among Americans) is a term for the Southeastern part of the United States. All Confederate States were in the South, but not all Southern States joined the Confederacy. The States farthest to the south are called the "Deep South". Even though... |
27027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hick | Hick | A hick is a term for an American stereotype, which is also used in Canada to a lesser degree. It is a term for people who live in rural areas, especially on farms and ranches and is usually meant as an insult and considered offensive to most people. It is mostly used to describe people in the south-central United State... |
27031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse%20gas | Greenhouse gas | A greenhouse gas is a gas which reflects radiation that the Earth emits, and stops it from being lost into space. This makes the Earth hotter than it would be without greenhouse gases. This is called the "greenhouse effect".
Most greenhouse gases are natural - water vapor is the most common, and causes most of the gre... |
27040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha%20hold%27em | Omaha hold'em | Omaha Hold 'Em is a poker game, similar to Texas Hold 'Em. In Omaha, each player is given four cards. Then there is a round of betting. Then three community cards are placed on the table. Another round of betting is after that. Then a fourth community card is put down. After this, there is another round of betting. The... |
27049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leverkusen | Leverkusen | Leverkusen (Low Franconian: Leverkuuse) is a city near Cologne at the river Rhine in Germany. As of October 2005, about 162,000 people lived there.
References
Other websites
Leverkusen |
27050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocotronic | Tocotronic | Tocotronic is a German indie rock band. They were founded in 1993 in Hamburg.
German rock bands
Indie rock bands
Hamburg |
27053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw%20Prus | Bolesław Prus | Bolesław Prus () (20 August 1847 – 19 May 1912), real name Aleksander Głowacki, was a Polish writer.
He was born in Hrubieszów and died in Warsaw. As a 15-year-old high-school student, he fought in Poland's January 1863 Uprising.
Prus is best known for his novels, Lalka (The Doll) and the historical novel Faraon (Ph... |
27056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2040 | 2040 | 2040 (MMXL) will be .
Predicted events
February
February 6 – Early Macintosh computers cannot recognise dates after this day.
May
May 2 – Partial solar eclipse
September
September 8 – Major alignment of the planets
November
November 4 – Partial solar eclipse
Unknown Dates
2040 Summer Olympics will be he... |
27059 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Mixson | Wayne Mixson | John Wayne Mixson (June 16, 1922 – July 8, 2020) was an American politician. He was born in New Brockton, Alabama, but was raised in Jackson County, Florida. He was a democrat.
He served in Florida's House of Representatives. In 1978 he was elected a lieutenant governor (deputy governor) to governor Bob Graham. They w... |
27060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neustadt%20an%20der%20Weinstrasse | Neustadt an der Weinstrasse | Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It has about 54,000 people. The main parts of the town's economy are tourism and winegrowing. Every year the town is the location of the German wine harvest festival with the election of the Gerrman wine queen.
Districts
Its districts are
Diedes... |
27061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reubin%20Askew | Reubin Askew | Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 - March 13, 2014) was an American politician. He was a democrat from Florida. He was born in Muskogee (Oklahoma), but since 1937 he lived in Florida. He was a lawyer. He served both in US Army and US Air Force.
Early life
Askew was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He studied at Fl... |
27063 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant | Trabant | The Trabant (or Trabi) was a series of cars built in the German Democratic Republic. When the first cars were released, people saw them as being innovative. The cars were also easy on fuel, they did not need much fuel. Trabant had a two-stroke engine. The outside of the Trabant was not made with steel or iron, because ... |
27065 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay%20Lohan | Lindsay Lohan | Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 02, 1986) is an American actress and singer. She has acted in several movies, including The Parent Trap, Life-Size, Get A Clue, Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Confessions of a Drama Queen, Herbie Fully Loaded, Just My Luck, Georgia Rule and Labor Pains. Early life. Lindsay Lohan was born on Jul... |
27069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postum | Postum | Postum is a drink first made by C. W. Post in 1895. It is a powder substitute for coffee that is mixed with water. The ingredients are wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and corn dextrin.
It is advertised as a healthier choice of drink than coffee.
Drinks |
27070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brok | Brok | Brok nad Bugiem (English: Brok near Bug) is a small town in Mazowsze Voivodship, Poland. Brok is in Ostrowian County (head town of this region is Ostrów Mazowiecka). Brok is one of the smallest places in Europe with town status (since 1500).
Area: 28,05 km²
Number of people (as of 2004): 1882
Community: Brok
Post ... |
27071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1480 | 1480 |
Events
March 6 – Treaty of Toledo – Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain
Great standing on the Ugra river – Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde and Moscow becomes the capital of Russia.
Ludovico Sforza becomes Rege... |
27072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1099 | 1099 |
Events
Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade:
July 8 – 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march around Jerusalem.
January 13 – Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria.
July 15 – Christian soldiers under Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert II of Flanders, Raymond IV of Toulouse and Tancred take Jerusalem after a difficul... |
27077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb%20Alpert | Herb Alpert | Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician. He is known for his trumpet playing with his group, Tijuana Brass. He is also the co-founder and one of the heads of A&M Records.
References
Other websites
Musicians from Los Angeles
Trumpeters
1935 births
Living people |
27085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy%20bear | Teddy bear | A teddy bear is a type of toy that looks like a bear. The teddy bear is normally a cub or baby bear. In Russia, bears were used as children's toys for many years before they became popular in the United States. The teddy bear in Russia has been the subject of folklore or stories for many years. Teddy bears are often t... |
27096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul | Hangul | Hangeul () (formerly Hangul 한굴) is the alphabet (or alphabetic syllabary) used for the Korean language.
It was made by Sejong the Great, the 4th King of the Joseon Dynasty in 1443. It is still being used now. When Hangeul was spreading, King Sejong published Hunminjeong'eum Haeryebon (훈민정음 해례본). It was picked as the '... |
27100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%20Chafee | Lincoln Chafee | Lincoln Davenport Chafee (born March 26, 1953) is an American politician. He was the Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. Before becoming governor, he was a junior U.S. Senator of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2007.
In 2016, he made a brief and unsuccessful bid for President of the United States in the 2016 Democra... |
27101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sascha%20Fischer | Sascha Fischer | Sascha Fischer (born 24 December 1970 in Stuttgart) is a German rugby player. He started with volleyball, then he began to play rugby for DSV 1878 Hannover (Lower Saxony). Right now he is playing in France as a pro for C.A. Périgueux-Dordogne. With his former team, C.S. Bourgoin-Jallieu, he took part at Heineken Cup. H... |
27103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Graham | Bob Graham | Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is a retired American politician. He was a well known member of the Democratic Party.
Graham has never lost an election. His career started with being a state legislator (Representative 1966-1969, and Senator 1971-1979).
Career
Early career
In 1978 he was elected G... |
27105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans | Americans | Americans are citizens of the United States.
Also, there are other groups that did not immigrate to the United States but became American because of American expansion in the late 19th century. In addition to the United States, Americans and people of American descent can be found around the world. Three to seven mill... |
27114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%20Wesleyan%20University | Ohio Wesleyan University | Ohio Wesleyan University is a private university in Delaware, Ohio and a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio. Wesleyan was founded in September 1844.
Colleges and universities in Ohio
Five Colleges of Ohio
Great Lakes Colleges Association
Oberlin Group of Libraries
1844 establishments in the United States
1840s establ... |
27132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Lakshmi is the goddess of money, wisdom and good luck in Hinduism. Most Hindus pray to her on Diwali, which is a festival in India. She is regarded as an equivalent goddess of Emoinu, her Meitei counterpart.
Lakshmi has four arms, fair skin and sits on a lotus flower and is normally surrounded by elephants. She is cov... |
27136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient%20Australia | Ancient Australia | Ancient Australia (also called the Prehistory of Australia), covers the time from when the first humans came to Australia to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.
Aboriginal artefacts on Rottnest Island have been dated from 6,500 to more than 30,000 years ago. However, more recent evidence suggests human occupation ... |
27137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamtime | Dreamtime | In Australian Aboriginal culture, life is based on a foundation of beliefs which are called the Dreamtime, or The Dreaming. This is a complex set of ideas with deep levels of meanings. The Dreamtime has four parts: The beginning of everything; the life and power of the ancestors; the way of life and death; and power in... |
27138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch%20Ness%20Monster | Loch Ness Monster | The Loch Ness Monster, also referred to as Nessie, is a supposed animal, said to live in the Scottish loch of Loch Ness, the second biggest loch in the country. The Loch Ness Monster story was big in the field of cryptozoology.
Most scientists believe that the Loch Ness Monster is not real, and they say that many of t... |
27150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan | Wesleyan | Wesleyan is the adjective form of Wesley, which could also mean:
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism
The Wesleyan Church, split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843.
Any person who adopts the principles of Wesleyan theology.
Wesleyan used as a noun may refer to one of many universities and liberal arts colle... |
27156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh | Macintosh | Macintosh, Mackintosh, or McIntosh can be:
Apple Macintosh (computer)
Mackintosh, raincoat
McIntosh (apple), type of apple
McIntosh, Alabama
McIntosh Laboratory, hi-fi manufacturer
Macintosh and similar spellings is a surname:
Charles Macintosh (Scottish inventor)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish architect ... |
27158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20rock | Southern rock | Southern rock is a kind of rock music from the southern part of the United States. Some southern rock music groups include: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band and Molly Hatchet.
Notable Artist
The Allman Brothers Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Wet Willy
Molly Hatchet
Blackfoot
Black Oak Arkansas
Roc... |
27159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostr%C3%B3w%20Mazowiecka | Ostrów Mazowiecka | Ostrów Mazowiecka is a main town of Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
Population (as of 2008): a. 23 540
Area: 22,09 km²
Town status: Since 1434
Postal code: 07-300, 07-302, 07-310
Current Mayor: George Bauer (Jerzy Bauer)
Community: Ostrów
Twin town: Brembate di Sopra (Italy), Iziaslav (Ukraine), R... |
27163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/100 | 100 | 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Friday.
It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
Events
Roman Empire
Pliny the Younger advances to c... |
27174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue | Niue | Niue is an island country in the south Pacific. Situated between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands, it is commonly known as "Rock of Polynesia". It has its own government, but it is an associated state of New Zealand. This means that Niue's head of state is New Zealand's sovereign (queen) in right, and most diplomatic ... |
27196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20race | Master race | Master race is an idea that one group of people is better than all other people. A group of people may believe themselves to be better because of their history, race, culture or some other reason. The idea first appeared in the 19th century. It was also used at different times in the 20th century, for example by the Na... |
27197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag | Reichstag | Reichstag is the name of:
Reichstag (building), building where the former German legislature met
Reichstag (institution), former parliament of Germany |
27201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Last%20Supper | The Last Supper | The Last Supper is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is a picture of the last supper of Jesus and his disciples. It shows how they reacted when Jesus said that one of them would betray him. Each disciple has their own expression showing their own reaction to what Jesus has just told them.
The painting is a mural on... |
27207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20the%20Apostle | Thomas the Apostle | Saint Thomas is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. His name means "the twin".
Doubting Thomas
Thomas is most famous for not being present when the other apostles (Jesus's followers and friends) first saw Jesus after he has been risen from the dead. Thomas was not there and when he heard about it, he did not believe... |
27208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew%20the%20Apostle | Bartholomew the Apostle | Bartholomew the Apostle is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is the patron saint of Armenia, bookbinders, butchers, Florentine cheese and salt merchants, Gambatesa, Italy, leather workers; nervous diseases, plasterers; shoemakers; tanners, and trappers. Along with Saint Jude Thaddeus, he helped bring Christianity... |
27209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20the%20Evangelist | Matthew the Evangelist | Matthew the Evangelist is a semi-fictional character which comes from the idea that the title of the Gospel of Matthew (AD 80-90) actually referrs to the tax collector Matthew the Apostle or "Levi" mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible as being the author to the Gospel of Matthew. According to the conce... |
27210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20the%20Apostle | John the Apostle | John the Apostle (; ) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is believed to have written one of the four gospels of the New Testament of the Christian Bible that is named after him. He also wrote the New Testament books of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John and the Book of Revelation. Tradition hold... |
27211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Peter | Saint Peter | Saint Peter (, "rock") also called Simon (Kephas) Peter is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is often talked about in the New Testament. Most of what we know about Peter comes from the Bible. In the Gospel it is written that Jesus Christ would make Peter the "rock" (foundation) of the Church (Gospel of Matthew 16... |
27216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine%20Chapel | Sistine Chapel | The Sistine Chapel is a large chapel in the Vatican Palace, the place in Italy where the Pope lives. The Chapel was built between 1473 and 1481 by Giovanni dei Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV.
The Sistine Chapel is the Pope's own chapel. It is used for important Masses and ceremonies. When a pope dies, the College of Cardina... |
27219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20Paul%20III | Pope Paul III | Pope Paul III (; February 29, 1468 – November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 221st Pope from 1534 to 1549.
Early life
Alessandro Farnese was born in an ancient Roman family. His grandfather was commander-in-chief of the papal troops under Pope Eugenius I... |
27220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20Sixtus%20IV | Pope Sixtus IV | Pope Sixtus IV (; 21 July 1414 - 12 August 1484), originally Francesco della Rovere, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 213th Pope from 1471 until his death in 1484.
He is known for beginning construction of the Sistine Chapel.
Early life
Della Rovere was born in Celle Ligure, a town near Savo... |
27221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20Julius%20II | Pope Julius II | Pope Julius II (; December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), born Giuliano della Rovere, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 217th Pope from 1503 until his death in 1513. He was known as "the Warrior Pope."
He was the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV.
Early life
Giuliano della Rovere was the son of Rafa... |
27222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donato%20Bramante | Donato Bramante | Donato Bramante (c. 1444 - April 11, 1514) was an architect who introduced the High Renaissance style to architecture.
1440s births
1514 deaths
Italian architects |
27224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre%20Dumas%2C%20p%C3%A8re | Alexandre Dumas, père | Alexandre Dumas (born 24 July, 1802 at Villers-Cotterêts, died 5 December 1870 at Dieppe) was a French writer of Haitian descent. He is famous for writing The Three Musketeers (1844), Queen Margot, The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-1845) and about the Man with the iron mask.
Dumas was the son of a general, who fought in... |
27226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beastie%20Boys | Beastie Boys | The Beastie Boys were an American rap group. According to an interview with Charlie Rose, the word "Beastie" is the backronym of Boys Entering Anarchic States Towards Internal Excellence. They formed in 1981 as a punk rock band. Their most famous albums are probably Licensed To Ill (1986) and Paul's Boutique (1989). L... |
27227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20Enemy | Public Enemy | Public Enemy is an American rap group. They are also known as PE. They formed in 1982, and are still together today. They became famous for their politically charged, militant messages in their songs. They are also famous for using lots of jazz and funk samples in their songs, doneto create a loud, noisy sound and back... |
27228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth | Macbeth | Not to be confused with the king of Scotland Macbeth of Scotland
Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Macbeth is his shortest tragedy. Shakespeare wrote it between 1603 and 1607, during the reign of King James I of England.
In the play, t... |
27229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%27s%20Labour%27s%20Lost | Love's Labour's Lost | Love's Labour's Lost is a comedy play by William Shakespeare which was written between 1588 and 1597.
The play contains a lot of wordplay and many characters are based off real kings and noblemen from around those years. This makes the play harder to understand for modern audiences, which is why it is less famous than... |
27232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus%20Andronicus | Titus Andronicus | Titus Andronicus (c. 1589–1592) is the first tragedy play by William Shakespeare. Most of its theme, structure and language comes from The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd. It is believed to be Shakespeare's first play, and also the most bloodiest and less respected of his works.
Plays by William Shakespeare |
27233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Comedy%20of%20Errors | The Comedy of Errors | The Comedy of Errors (c. 1589–94) is one of the first plays by William Shakespeare. It is a comedy. Shakespeare's sources were Menaechmi by Plautus and Amphitruo by Plautus.
References
Plays by William Shakespeare |
27236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0%20%28Michelangelo%29 | Pietà (Michelangelo) | The Pietà is a statue by Michelangelo. It is now in the first temple on the right of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.
Related pages
The following are other statues by Michelangelo:
David
Moses
Statues
Art by Michelangelo |
27240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael | Raphael | Raffaello Sanzio, usually known as Raphael (April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520) was a Renaissance painter and architect. With Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he is one of the three greatest painters of the High Renaissance.
He is best known for his paintings of the Madonna and Christ Child and for his paintings in the ... |
27262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental%20organization | Non-governmental organization | A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a group of people from different countries acting together, but not connected with the government of any country. Usually non-governmental organizations are non-profit - that is, they are trying to do something other than make money for the people who run them. They include orga... |
27263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Wikipedia () is a free online encyclopedia website in 320 languages of the world. People can freely use it, share it, and change it, without having to pay. It is also one of the biggest wiki organizations. People can choose to donate to the Wikimedia Foundation to fund Wikipedia and its sister projects. It is an open c... |
27280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation%20law | Conservation law | A conservation law is a statement used in physics that says that the amount of something does not change in time. That thing could be as simple as mass or charge, or something that has to be calculated, like energy, or angular momentum.
For example, the "law of conservation of mass" is the conservation law that says t... |
27285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20rights | Animal rights | Animal rights is a term used for the general belief that non-human animals deserve rights. Most people that support animal rights believe that humans should not use animals in food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment.
People that support animal rights also believe that just as you have human rights simply be... |
27287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Sorkin | Aaron Sorkin | Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter and movie director. He was born in New York City, New York. He is most famous for creating and writing The West Wing, a television series about the lives of people who work in the White House. He also wrote the movies The American President and A Few... |
27292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/470s | 470s |
Events
476 – The last Western Roman Emperor in Rome was removed by Odoacer the Ostrogoth. |
27293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1060s | 1060s |
Events
1061 Normans conquer Messina in Sicily
1062 Marrakech starts.
1066 Normans conquer England
1066 William the Conqueror became King of England on Christmas Day in Westminster Abbey.
1068 Japan changes emperors.
Important people
William the Conqueror
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada |
27294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/30s%20BC | 30s BC |
Events
Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt at the Battle of Actium (2 September 31 BC). On August 30 BC Octavian captures Alexandria. Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra suicide (kill themselves). Romans kill Cleopatra's son and co-ruler (this means they ruled the country together) Ptolemy XV Caesario... |
27295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes | Aristophanes | Aristophanes (born around 450/445 BC – died around 385 BC) was a Greek writer who wrote 40 plays. However, only 11 of his plays survive in their entirety. He is famous for writing comedies. They were biting satires aimed at famous men of his day, and the all-too-human weaknesses of ordinary people.
His most famous pla... |
27296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/40s%20BC | 40s BC |
Events
Julius Caesar wins the civil war (49–45 BC) in the Roman Republic against the Roman Senate. He becomes dictator for life.
Julius Caesar, Roman dictator, is killed by 23 Roman people. Some people who killed him were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. (15 March 44 BC).
Important people
Julius... |
27303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20Institute%20of%20Technology | California Institute of Technology | The California Institute of Technology (called "Caltech" for short) is a major American research university in the city of Pasadena in the state of California. Caltech specializes - is especially good, or especially interested - in the study of engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences (some physical sci... |
27304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrecy | Secrecy | A secret is information or facts that only one person or group knows about. There are many reasons for not telling or sharing the truth with others.
Some secrets are good. These are ones that should be kept secret. An example of a good secret is respect for a citizen's privacy. But some secrets are bad, if keeping f... |
27317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20Cubs | Chicago Cubs | The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cubs became World Series Champions in 2016, ending a 108-year drought.
History
The Cubs were started in 1870. They originally wore all-white uniforms and were called the Chicago White Stockin... |
27330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes%20simplex | Herpes simplex | The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a virus. It causes two common diseases. Both diseases have painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes (such as the mouth or lips) or on the genitals.
The disease is contagious, particularly when the disease is active. Contagious means that it can spread from one person... |
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