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  2. Trick at Mecone - Wikipedia

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    The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath. It is unusual among Greek myths for being etiological, i.e. explaining the origins of an object or custom. [1] 'Mecone' or 'Mekone' was identified in Classical ...

  3. Greece (CDP), New York - Wikipedia

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    Greece is a suburban community and census-designated place in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 14,519 at the 2010 census. The population was 14,519 at the 2010 census. Google Maps only shows that part of Greece.

  4. Prometheus - Wikipedia

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    Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—the emblem of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver (in ancient Greece, the liver was thought to be the seat of human emotions). His liver would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle.

  5. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Prometheus - Tricks Zeus over sacrifices at Mecone, steals fire on behalf of mankind. Puck/Robin Goodfellow - A "merry domestic fairy" from British Folklore. Prominently featured in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he plays tricks on a group of humans who stumble into a forest. His final monologue explains the nature of tricksters.

  6. Greece, New York - Wikipedia

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    Excluding New York City, the Greece Central School District is the seventh largest school district in the State of New York. [33] The post-elementary schools have Classical Greek names and mascots. Private sources of education within the Town of Greece include the Greece Montessori School , Rochester Academy Charter High School, Dorech HaTorah ...

  7. 1978 Holiday Inn fire - Wikipedia

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    The 1978 Holiday Inn fire broke out at a Holiday Inn hotel located at 1525 West Ridge Road in the town of Greece, New York, United States, on November 26, 1978. [1] [2] The fire was considered notable enough by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Center for Fire Research to document the fire in their 1979 publications.

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  9. Category:Zeus - Wikipedia

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