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Elysium (/ ɪˈlɪzi.əm, ɪˈlɪʒəm / [1]), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
Endless Sky. Endless Sky is a space trading and combat simulation video game, created by Michael Zahniser and first released in June 2015. In Endless Sky, the player starts out as a spaceship captain and can trade, transport passengers or fight pirates to earn money. There are also a few story lines that the player can choose to participate in.
The Acheron (/ ˈækərən / or / ˈækərɒn /; Ancient Greek: ἈχέρωνAcheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: ΑχέρονταςAcherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and has a drainage area of 705 km 2 (272 sq mi). [ 1 ] The river's source is located near the village ...
The whole set of star maps contained 1,300 stars. The Dunhuang map or Dunhuang Star map is one of the first known graphical representations of stars from ancient Chinese astronomy, dated to the Tang dynasty (618–907). Before this map, much of the star information mentioned in historical Chinese texts had been questioned. [2]
The tables are named in memory of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, in whose employ Brahe and Kepler had begun work on the tables. The main purpose of the Rudolphine tables was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known planets of the Solar System, and they were considerably more precise than earlier such tables.
Endless Legend is a turn-based 4X strategy game, in which players take control of a fantasy faction to establish an empire through exploration, conquest, diplomacy and research. [3] The game is set in the land of Auriga, with the layout of its landmass and ecosystems being randomized per game, represented on a model-like map made up of a ...
Zi, or "purple", refers to the North Star, which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Jade Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (紫 微 垣; Zǐwēiyuán), was the realm of the Jade Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of ...
The unique example of a world map comes from the late Babylonian Map of the World later than 9th century BC but is based probably on a much older map. These maps indicated directions, roads, towns, borders, and geological features. Anaximander's innovation was to represent the entire inhabited land known to the ancient Greeks.