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Also, when Achilles and Hector were about to engage in a fight to the death, the god Zeus weighed both warriors' keres to determine who shall die. [7] As Hector’s ker was deemed heavier, he was the one destined to die and in the weighing of souls, Zeus chooses Hector to be killed. [8] During the festival known as Anthesteria, the Keres were ...
The kerykes / ˈ k ɛ r ɪ ˌ k iː z / or ceryces / ˈ s ɛ r ɪ ˌ s iː z / (Ancient Greek: Κήρυκες, pl. of Κῆρυξ, Keryx) [1] of Bronze Age Pylos 1200 BC, home to the aged Homeric hero Nestor and the Neleides, [2] are listed in the Linear B tablets as 𐀏𐀬𐀐 ka-ru-ke serving the 𐀨𐀷𐀒𐀪 ra-wa-ko-ri, the commander of armed forces. [3]
The Keres Defence (also known as the Kangaroo Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ The opening is named after Estonian ...
In celestial mechanics, true anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit. It is the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of the body, as seen from the main focus of the ellipse (the point around which the object orbits).
It recounts the myth of King Kirta of Hubur. It is one of the Ugaritic texts. In the legend, Kirta is the son of the great god El but is considered unfortunate. He has been widowed seven times, and has no surviving children. He has survived all of his brothers, and he is the last surviving member of his family.
Kreskin (aka The Amazing Kreskin), the renowned mentalist who had his own TV programs in the 1970s, has died. He was 89. Kreskin’s family announced the news in a statement posted on social media ...
On the computation of the eccentric anomaly, equation of the centre and radius vector of a planet, in terms of the mean anomaly and eccentricity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, p. 345. Gives the equation of the center to order e 12. Morrison, J. (1883). Errata. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol ...
Mentalist George Kresge, aka The Amazing Kreskin, attends the 2017 DKMS Blood Ball at Spring Place on Oct. 26, 2017, in New York City.