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Eridanus is a constellation which stretches along the southern celestial hemisphere. It is represented as a river . One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy , it remains one of the 88 modern constellations .
When in Nonnus' fourth- or fifth-century CE Dionysiaca the vast monster Typhon boasts that he will bathe in "starry Eridanus", it is hyperbole, for the constellation Eridanus, represented as a river, was one of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy; it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Eridanos (mythology) (or Eridanus), a river in Greek mythology, somewhere in Central Europe, which was territory that Ancient Greeks knew only vaguely; The Po River, according to Roman word usage; Eridanos (Athens), a former river near Athens, now subterranean
The Albanian National Awakening (Albanian: Rilindja or Rilindja Kombëtare), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political, and social movement in the Albanian history where the Albanian people gathered strength to establish an independent cultural and political life, as well as the country of Albania.
The Eridanos / ə ˈ r ɪ d ə ˌ n ɒ s / or Eridanus (/ ə ˈ r ɪ d ə n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἠριδανός) was a river in Athens mentioned in Greek mythology and historiography. Mythical stream
The formation of the Eridanos began about 40 million years ago in the Eocene.By about 12 million years ago in the Miocene, the Eridanos had reached the area currently occupied by the North Sea, where sediments carried by the river built an immense delta.
Albanian socialist historiography was associated with the Albanian state building project of national legitimation. [7] Albanian historiography was based upon the works of a group of Albanian speaking intelligentsia that during the early to mid 19th century developed a national narrative when professional Albanian historians did not exist. [7]
The Labour Youth Union of Albania (Albanian: Bashkimi i Rinisë së Punës së Shqipërisë) was the youth organization of the Party of Labour of Albania.Founded on November 23, 1941 as the Communist Youth it was officially described as the "greatest revolutionary force of inexhaustible strength" and a "strong fighting reserve of the party" it was a key organization for political socialization ...