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An arête (/ ə ˈ r ɛ t / ə-RET; French:) [1] is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys . Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequently this results in a saddle-shaped pass, called a col . [ 2 ]
Arete is a significant part of the paideia of ancient Greeks: the training of the boy to manhood. This training in arete included physical training, for which the Greeks developed the gymnasion; mental training, which included oratory, rhetoric, and basic sciences; and spiritual training, which included music and what is called virtue.
Francesco Hayez, Ulysses at the court of Alcinous, 1814–1815.Arete is depicted on the left, sitting between Nausicaa and Alcinous. In Greek mythology, Queen Arete (/ ə ˈ r iː t iː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἀρήτη means "she who is prayed for") of Scheria was the wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa and Laodamas.
Arête: spiky high land between two glaciers. If the glacial action erodes through, a spillway (or col) forms; Horn: a sharp peak connecting multiple glacier intersections, made up of multiple arêtes. Valley step: an abrupt change in the longitudinal slope of a glacial valley
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... Arete (Greek: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence".
Arete (Ancient Greek: Ἀρετή) was the daughter of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse (Magna Graecia) with Aristomache. Arete was first married to Thearides , and upon his death to her uncle, Dion of Syracuse , the brother of her mother Aristomache .
Areté was an arts magazine, published three times a year, edited and founded in 1999 [1] by the poet Craig Raine.The magazine aimed to give detailed coverage of theatre, fiction, and poetry, while also serving as a platform for new writing in all genres.
Traverse of the Rochefort arête from the Torino Hut The Aiguille de Rochefort (4,001 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy . The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the Dent du Géant and the Grandes Jorasses and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge.