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Historia Plantarum was written some time between c. 350 BC and c. 287 BC in ten volumes, of which nine survive. In the book, Theophrastus described plants by their uses, and attempted a biological classification based on how plants reproduced, a first in the history of botany. He continually revised the manuscript, and it remained in an ...
Eurylochus of Same. In Greek mythology, Eurylochus ( / jəˈrɪləkəs /; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύλοχος Eurúlokhos) appears in Homer 's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus ' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. [ 1][ 2] He is portrayed as an unpleasant, cowardly individual who undermines Odysseus and stirs up trouble.
The Lotos-Eaters is a poem by Alfred Tennyson, describing a group of mariners who, upon eating the lotos, are put into an altered state and isolated from the outside world. The Lotus Eater is a short story by W. Somerset Maugham about a man who goes to live a life of indolence on the island of Capri. British romantic composer Hubert Parry wrote ...
The Odyssey ( / ˈɒdɪsi /; [ 1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized : Odýsseia) [ 2][ 3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus ...
Greek underworld. In Greek mythology, the Asphodel Meadows or Asphodel Fields ( Ancient Greek: ἀσφοδελὸς λειμών, romanized : asphodelòs leimṓn) [ 1] was a section of the ancient Greek underworld where the majority of ordinary souls were sent to live after death. [ 2] It was one of the three main divisions of the underworld ...
Rhipidodendrum dichotomum (Masson) Willd. Aloe ramosa Haw. Aloidendron dichotomum, formerly Aloe dichotoma, the quiver tree or kokerboom, is a tall, branching species of succulent plant, indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and parts of Southern Namibia .
Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge (Spanish: Emporio celestial de conocimientos benévolos) is a fictitious taxonomy of animals described by the writer Jorge Luis Borges in his 1942 essay "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins" ( El idioma analítico de John Wilkins ). [ 1][ 2]
039 (Encyclopedias in other languages) The Codex Seraphinianus, [ 1] originally published in 1981, is an illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world, created by Italian artist, architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini between 1976 and 1978. [ 2] It is approximately 360 pages (depending on edition) and written in an imaginary language.