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Orphic Hymn 71 is addressed to Melinoe, and describes her as follows (in the translation by Apostolos Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow): I call upon Melinoë, saffron-cloaked nymph of the earth, whom revered Persephone bore by the mouth of the Kokytos river upon the sacred bed of Kronian Zeus.
The Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français (French: [diksjɔnɛːʁ ilystʁe latɛ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]; Illustrated Latin–French Dictionary) is a dictionary of Latin, described in French. Compiled by the French philologist Félix Gaffiot (1870–1937), it is commonly eponymized « Le Gaffiot » ("The Gaffiot") by the French.
This designation was discontinued upon the end of World War II. VD Photographic Squadron Photographic squadrons have probably undergone more re-designations than any other single type of squadron in the Navy. The VD designation was in use during the World War II years, to be replaced with VJ after the war. VF Fighter Squadron
• Melinoe: Orphic nymph, daughter of Persephone and "Zeus disguised as Pluto". [45] Her name is a possible epithet of Hecate. • Minthe Cocytus River probably a daughter of Cocytus, lover of Hades and rival of Persephone [46] [47] Other nymphs: Lampades: torch bearers in the retinue of Hecate [48] Hecaterides (rustic dance)
a radio call sign format used in Canada to denote low-power broadcast transmitters, usually but not always exempt from conventional broadcast licensing; Vinyl fluoride, monomer precursor to polyvinyl fluoride
Also used to mean that "you move" as in grouille pas (ne bouge pas), meaning "don't move". Same thing in Europe: grouille-toi, grouille tes puces (literally, "Shake your fleas") guidoune: prostitute, badly dressed woman, effeminate man jaser: to chat lutter: hit with a car Can be used as follows: J'ai lutté un orignal meaning "I hit a moose".
2nd-century Macedonian theatrical sculpture, thought to represent a pantomime's mask. The word pantomime was adopted from the Latin word pantomimus, [6] which in turn derives from the Greek word παντόμιμος (pantomimos), consisting of παντο-(panto-) meaning "all", and μῖμος (mimos), meaning a dancer who acted all the roles or all the story.
The Meaning of Meaning: A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism (1923) is a book by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards. It is accompanied by two supplementary essays by Bronisław Malinowski and F. G. Crookshank .