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Woodcut of Aristotle ridden by Phyllis by Hans Baldung, 1515. The tale of Phyllis and Aristotle is a medieval cautionary tale about the triumph of a seductive woman, Phyllis, over the greatest male intellect, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. It is one of several Power of Women stories from that time.
The Decameron (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ m ər ə n /; Italian: Decameron [deˈkaːmeron, dekameˈrɔn,-ˈron] or Decamerone [dekameˈroːne]), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto [ˈprentʃipe ɡaleˈɔtto, ˈprɛn-]) and sometimes nicknamed l'Umana commedia ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's Comedy "Divine"), is a collection of short stories by ...
But its emotions are shallow, its motivations cliché ridden, and its plot developments include such a fortuitous dodge as having the colonel's alcoholic wife expire conveniently before the picture ends....It seems doubtful that 'The Proud and Profane' will do much to enhance the reputation of the team which produced 1954's 'The Country Girl ...
References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Fig. 6. Antique steel hook used by elephant riders of the Mughal Empire Mahout washing his elephant. Temple in Kanchipuram. The most common tools used by mahouts are chains and the aṅkuśa (goad, also ankus [3] or anlius) – a sharp metal hook used as guide in the training and handling of the elephant.
Walter Scott describes romance as a "kindred term", [3] and many European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel: "a novel is le roman, der Roman, il romanzo". [4] There is a second type of romance, genre fiction love romances, where the primary focus is on love and marriage. [5]
The lwa of love and luxury, Ezili Freda, is associated with Mater Dolorosa. [31] Damballa, who is a serpent, is often equated with Saint Patrick, who is traditionally depicted in a scene with snakes; alternatively he is often associated with Moses. [32] The Marasa, or sacred twins, are typically equated with the twin saints Cosmos and Damian. [33]
The word mare comes (through Middle English mare) from the Old English feminine noun mære (which had numerous variant forms, including mare, mere, and mær). [2] Likewise are the forms in Old Norse/Icelandic mara [3] as well as the Old High German mara [5] (glossed in Latin as "incuba " [6]), [7] while the Middle High German forms are mar, mare, [8] [10]