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The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the Suðreyjar, or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the Norðreyjar or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The historical record is incomplete and the kingdom ...
It was called "tears of Isis" in ancient Egypt, and later called "Hera's tears". In ancient Greece it was dedicated to Eos Erigineia. In the early Christian era, folk legend stated that V. officinalis was used to staunch Jesus' wounds after his removal from the cross. It was consequently called "holy herb" or (e.g. in Wales) "Devil's bane".
Slide Mountain Ocean, the Mesozoic ocean between the ancient Intermontane Islands (that is, Wrangellia) and North America; South Anuyi Ocean, Mesozoic ocean related to the formation of the Arctic Ocean; Tethys Ocean, the ocean between the ancient continents of Gondwana and Laurasia; Thalassa Ocean, the eastern part of the early Mesozoic ...
The Fortunate Isles or Isles of the Blessed [1] [2] (Ancient Greek: μακάρων νῆσοι, makarōn nēsoi) [3] were semi-legendary islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology.
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by country or location
Aegean Sea with island groups Extent of the Aegean Sea. This is a list of Aegean Islands, which includes the English, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, and Italian names for these islands in the Aegean Sea arranged by island group.
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daiboiken 3 – Fushigi no Dungeon: Chunsoft: Enix Corporation: 2002-10-31 JP: : Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome: Matrix Software: Square Enix: 2004-03-25 JP: : Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King •Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi JP •Dragon Quest: The Journey ...
This is a list of islands of Israel, from North to South: Rosh HaNikra Islands. Shahaf; Nachlieli; Tchelet; Achziv Islands. Achziv Island. Popular name in Israel is "Love Island". [1] Legal to access. [1] Chegafyoun; Achziv Reef; Hof Dor Islands, Dor. Shchafit; Dor; Tefet; Hofmi; Yonim Island, Ma'agan Michael [2] Caesarea Islands, Caesarea ...