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  2. A Wise Old Owl - Wikipedia

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    "A Wise Old Owl" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7734 and in The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes , 2nd Ed. of 1997, as number 394. The rhyme is an improvement of a traditional nursery rhyme "There was an owl lived in an oak, wisky, wasky, weedle."

  3. Owl of Athena - Wikipedia

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    The association between the owl and the goddess continued through Minerva in Roman mythology, although the latter sometimes simply adopts it as a sacred or favorite bird.. For example, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Corone the crow complains that her spot as the goddess' sacred bird is occupied by the owl, which in that particular story turns out to be Nyctimene, a cursed daughter of Epopeus, king ...

  4. Wisdom - Wikipedia

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    The wise ones have equanimity ... meaning "wisdom". [24] ... especially chastity. Her symbol was the owl, which is still a popular representation of wisdom, because ...

  5. 5 hidden messages on the dollar bill

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    We come in contact with it all the time, but the markings on the one-dollar bill remain shrouded in mystery. Until now. 1. The Creature. In the upper-right corner of the bill, above the left of ...

  6. Owl - Wikipedia

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    The largest owls are two similarly sized eagle owls; the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) and Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni). The largest females of these species are 71 cm (28 in) long, have a 190 cm (75 in) wing span, and weigh 4.2 kg ( 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 lb).

  7. Nyctimene (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Nyctimene's name is derived from the Greek words νύξ (genitive νυκτός) meaning "night" [2] and μένω meaning "I stay", [3] that is, she who stays up at night (the owl). Both compound words are of Proto-Indo-European origin; νύξ from the PIE root *nókʷts, [4] and μένω from *men-. [5]

  8. Early bird vs. night owl — is one really healthier than the ...

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    "I'm glad there are night owls out there," he says. "If you're in a car wreck at 1 a.m., you want people at the hospital who are energetic and problem-solving. If you're on a red-eye flight, you ...

  9. Minerva - Wikipedia

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    Minerva is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named the "owl of Minerva". [4] which symbolised her association with wisdom and knowledge, as well as, less frequently, the snake and the olive tree. Minerva is commonly depicted as tall with an athletic and muscular build. She is often wearing armour and carrying a spear.