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  2. Arête - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Arete - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Arete (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Glacial landform - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Arete (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; ... Arete (Greek: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence".

  7. Arete (daughter of Dionysius) - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  8. Areté - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Aiguille de Rochefort - Wikipedia

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    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.