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"The City of Kings and Priests" – reputation as the historic capital founded by King Alfred the Great, as well as being an important religious foundation. [188] "Wenta" – shortened version of the city's original name back when first established, [189] Caerwenta. Worcester "The Faithful City" – reference to the English Civil War. [190 ...
Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
Epithets of Rhea (mythology) (1 P) G. Feminine given names (81 C, 4,819 P) N. Feminine nicknames (1 C, 7 P) S. Feminine surnames (7 C) Pages in category "Feminine names"
Here Are 176 Greek God and Goddess Names. Female Elf Names. 1. ... Related: Discover the 5 Best Fantasy Name Generators To Unleash the Magic. High Elf Names. 45. Riven — English, ...
A fictional city in Pannonia, Hunnic Empire, based on Szentes: Zolon Lyon Sprague de Camp: Novarian series A Novarian city-state Unnamed ; The City Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The City is a supposedly well-populated municipality where many key events have taken place. The City has more than 40,000 inhabitants. town in the Po ...
An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional') [1] is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history.
Many of the Greek deities are known from as early as Mycenaean (Late Bronze Age) civilization. This is an incomplete list of these deities [n 1] and of the way their names, epithets, or titles are spelled and attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B [n 2] syllabary, along with some reconstructions and equivalent forms in later Greek.
Once known as Aridhol, the city has been overtaken by a malevolent entity known as Mashadar. The spirit Mordeth, the former councilor of Aridhol who is now the avatar of Mashadar, lures Rand, Mat and Perrin to a cursed trove of treasure, from which Mat secretly takes a dagger. They leave the city, and the dagger begins to corrupt Mat's mind and ...