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He blew with His winds, and they were scattered (Latin: Flavit et Dissipati Sunt) is a phrase used in the aftermath of the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. It referred to the storms in the northern Atlantic Ocean that destroyed much of the Armada, a large naval fleet commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia , after it retreated following an ...
The phrase Protestant Wind has been used in more than one context, notably: The storm that lashed the Spanish Armada in 1588. [1] The wind wrecked the Spanish fleet and thus saved England from invasion by the army of Philip II of Spain. The English made a commemorative medal saying 'He blew with His winds, and they were scattered'.
True for those exact words the number is about 40. The problem is, as explained in the article, that numerous corruptions have appeared. Try God breathed and they were scattered, or God blew with His winds, and they were scattered and the number rises to over 100.
Nāhui-Ehēcatl (Wind Sun) – Inhabitants were transformed into monkeys. This world was destroyed by hurricanes. Nāhui-Quiyahuitl (Rain Sun) – Inhabitants were destroyed by rain of fire. Only birds survived (or inhabitants survived by becoming birds). Nāhui-Ātl (Water Sun) – This world was flooded turning the inhabitants into fish. A ...
The terrestrial region was composed of the four elements: water, earth, fire, and air; These elements were arranged in spherical strata, with Earth as its center and the Moon on the outskirts of the sphere; They were in constant interchange with one another, e.g: heat from the Sun collides with cold water, creating air and mist
An even more vicious Santa Ana setup happened in early December 2011, with a peak gust of 97 mph at Whitaker Peak, winds commonly found in a Category 2 hurricane. These devastating winds toppled ...
The Greek physician Hippocrates (c. 400 BC), in his On Airs, Water and Places, refers to four winds, but designates them not by their Homeric names, but rather from the cardinal direction from which they blow (arctos, anatole, dusis, etc.) He does, however, recognize six geographic points – north, south and the summer and winter risings and ...
Before trying to escape the island, he warned his son to follow his flight path and not fly too close to the sun or the sea. Overcome by giddiness while flying, Icarus disobeyed his father and soared higher into the sky. Without warning, the heat from the sun softened (and melted) the wax. Icarus could feel melted wax dripping down his arms.