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Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia; / h aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Latin: Hygēa or Hygīa). Hygieia is a goddess of health (Greek: ὑγίεια – hugieia [2]), cleanliness and hygiene. Her name is the source for the word "hygiene". Hygieia developed ...
Bandera (Spanish: "flag", / b æ n ˈ d ɛr ə / ban-DERR-ə) is a town [clarification needed] in Bandera County, Texas, United States.The county seat, it lies in the Texas Hill Country, a part of the Edwards Plateau located at the crossroads of the central, southern, and western parts of the state, [4] approximately 40 miles northwest of San Antonio and 90 miles southwest of Austin, the state ...
[2] 17 statues have since then been removed and replaced. The National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 60 statues of bronze and 39 of marble . Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection.
The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region of Central and South Texas, forming the southeast part of the Edwards Plateau. Given its location, climate, terrain, and vegetation, the Hill Country can be considered the border between the American South and Southwest . [ 1 ]
Location of Hill County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hill County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hill County, Texas. There are one district and 22 individual properties listed on the National ...
Bandera County (Spanish: "flag", / b æ n ˈ d ɛr ə / ban-DERR-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in the Hill Country and its county seat is Bandera. [1] Bandera county was settled by German and Polish emigrants in the mid 1800s. Many residents are descendants [2] of those same emigrants. As of the 2020 census, the ...
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
Hill Country State Natural Area (HCSNA) preserves 5,369 acres (21.73 km 2) of rugged, relatively pristine Hill Country terrain in Bandera County, Texas. [2] It was opened to the public in 1984. Since HCSNA is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the first priority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the ...