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  2. List of oracular statements from Delphi - Wikipedia

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    Some early oracular statements from Delphi may have been delivered to Lycurgus, the semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver (fl. 8th century BC).. According to the report by Herodotus (Histories A.65, 2–4), Lycurgus visited and consulted the oracle before he applied his new laws to Sparta,

  3. Delphic maxims - Wikipedia

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    The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been authored by the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, or even by Apollo. In fact, they are more likely to have simply been popular proverbs.

  4. Tirukkural translations into Hindi - Wikipedia

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    [3] In 1982, a translation of 700 couplets of the Kural text was published under the title "Satsai." [ 3 ] There was yet another Hindi translation in 1989. [ 3 ] In 1990, T. E. S. Raghavan rendered a poetic rendition in couplet form in 'Venba' metre as in the source, following four words in the first line and three in the second. [ 5 ]

  5. Apollo - Wikipedia

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    The name Apollo—unlike the related older name Paean—is generally not found in the Linear B (Mycenean Greek) texts, although there is a possible attestation in the lacunose form ]pe-rjo-[(Linear B: ] 𐀟𐁊-[) on the KN E 842 tablet, [8] [9] [10] though it has also been suggested that the name might actually read "Hyperion" ([u]-pe-rjo-[ne ...

  6. What Happened to Apollo 13? Inside the Near-Fatal 1970 NASA ...

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    Apollo 13 was slated to be the third landing on the moon after Apollo 8 (1968) and Apollo 12 (1969). Launched on April 11, 1970, the crew was led by commander Lovell, along with command module ...

  7. Cassandra - Wikipedia

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    As the enraged Apollo could not revoke a divine power, he added to it the curse that nobody would believe her prophecies. In other sources, such as Hyginus and Pseudo-Apollodorus , Cassandra broke no promise to Apollo, but rather the power of foresight was given to her as an enticement to enter into a romantic engagement, the curse being added ...

  8. Failure is not an option - Wikipedia

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    Failure is not an option is the tag line of the 1995 film Apollo 13.It is spoken in the film by Ed Harris, who portrayed Gene Kranz, and said [2] [3]. We've never lost an American in space; we're sure as hell not going to lose one on my watch!

  9. Tiresias - Wikipedia

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    Pietro della Vecchia, Tiresias transformed into a woman, 17th century.. In Greek mythology, Tiresias (/ t aɪ ˈ r iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τειρεσίας, romanized: Teiresías) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.