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  2. Batrachomyomachia - Wikipedia

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    The Frogs blame their King, who altogether denies the incident. In the meantime, Zeus , seeing the brewing war, proposes that the gods take sides, and specifically that Athena help the Mice. Athena refuses, saying that the Mice have done her a lot of mischief, as have the Frogs, and that it would be more prudent for the gods to watch rather ...

  3. The Frogs Who Desired a King - Wikipedia

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    A tile design by William de Morgan, 1872 (Victoria & Albert Museum). The majority of literary allusions to the fable have contrasted the passivity of King Log with the energetic policy of King Stork, but it was pressed into the service of political commentary in the title "King Stork and King Log: at the dawn of a new reign", a study of Russia written in 1895 by the political assassin Sergey ...

  4. Frogs in culture - Wikipedia

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    The Greeks and Romans associated frogs with fertility and harmony, and with licentiousness in association with Aphrodite. [4] The combat between the Frogs and the Mice (Batrachomyomachia) was a mock epic, commonly attributed to Homer, though in fact a parody of his Iliad. [8] [9] [10] The Frogs Who Desired a King is a fable, attributed to Aesop.

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A bad excuse is better than none; A bad penny always turns up; A bad workman blames his tools; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; A cat may look at a king; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a ...

  6. Dreaming about frogs? Why these dreams are actually ... - AOL

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    Read on for the spiritual and practice meaning of various common scenarios found in frog dreams, like frogs jumping on you, frogs in your house or even frogs chasing you. I dreamed a frog jumped ...

  7. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  8. If You See a Cardinal, Here's the True, Unexpected ... - AOL

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    The spiritual meaning behind seeing two of them is that you should take a closer look at your relationships. "Two has a highly intuitive meaning, it is the most relationship-focused number ...

  9. I'm Still Thinking About Channing Tatum's "Blink Twice ... - AOL

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    This story contains spoilers for Blink Twice. ... It’s Channing Tat—um, I mean, Slater King. Slater keeps up the nice-guy act for the movie's first half. Then, his demeanor turns cold. It’s ...