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2 days ago · 4. Signature. Herman Melville ( born Melvill; [a] August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New...
- Benito Cereno
—Amasa Delano, A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, 1817,...
- Omoo
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is the...
- Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer...
- Pierre
Pierre; or, The Ambiguities is the seventh book by American...
- Typee
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is American writer Herman...
- Billy Budd
Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative), also known as...
- White-Jacket
White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War is the fifth...
- American Renaissance
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- The Confidence-Man
The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New...
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5 days ago · Giants (Greek mythology) Poseidon (left) holding a trident, with the island Nisyros on his shoulder, battling a Giant (probably Polybotes ), red-figure cup c. 500–450 BC ( Cabinet des Medailles 573) [1] In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes ( Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, singular: Γίγας, Gígas ), were a ...
3 days ago · Hā́idēs, Attic Greek: [háːi̯dεːs], later [háːdεːs] ), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. [1] Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also made him the last son to be regurgitated by his father. [2]
3 days ago · Tartarus: 1 n a place where the wicked are punished after death Synonyms: Gehenna Type of: Hell , Inferno , infernal region , nether region , perdition , pit (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
3 days ago · The Greek name Γαῖα ( Gaia Ancient Greek: [ɡâi̯.a] or [ɡâj.ja]) is a mostly epic, collateral form of Attic Γῆ ( Gē [ɡɛ̂ː] ), and Doric Γᾶ ( Ga [ɡâː] ), [4] perhaps identical to Δᾶ ( Da [dâː] ), [7] both meaning "Earth". Some scholars believe that the word is of uncertain origin. [8] Beekes suggested a probable Pre ...
3 days ago · El presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, anunció este miércoles la suspensión de sus actividades públicas para sopesar su posible renuncia al cargo después de que un juzgado de ...
3 days ago · Tartarus. Uranus. v. t. e. In Greek mythology, Nyx ( / nɪks / NIX; [2] Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") [3] is the goddess and personification of the night. [4] In Hesiod 's Theogony, she is the offspring of Chaos, and the mother of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Erebus (Darkness). By herself, she produces a brood of children which ...
