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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was the first character created by Disney.

Mickey Mouse Universe (1928-present) 

Oswald (1927-)
 Mickey Mouse
 Minnie Mouse
 Morty and Fredie Fieldmouse
 Donald Duck
 Daisy Duck
 Huey Duck
 Dewey Duck
 Louie Duck
 Scrooge McDuck
 Goofy
 Pluto
 Chip 'n Dale
 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
 Ortensia
 Clarice
 Pete
 Clarabelle Cow
Max Goof
 Horace Horsecollar
 Clara Cluck
 Mortimer Mouse
 Humphrey the bear

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 

 Bashful
 Doc
 Dopey
 Grumpy
 Happy
 Humbert the Huntsman
 The Magic Mirror
 The Prince
 Evil Queen
 Sleepy
 Sneezy
 Snow White - A 14-year-old princess.

Pinocchio (1940) 

 The Blue Fairy
 Cleo
 Figaro
 Foulfellow the Fox
 Geppetto
 Gideon the Cat
 Jiminy Cricket
 Lampwick
 Monstro
 Pinocchio
 Stromboli
 The Coachman

Dumbo (1941) 

Casey Junior
Dandy (Jim) Crow
Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse - Dumbo's best friend and manager
Mrs. Jumbo - Dumbo's mother
Mr. Stork

Song of the South (1946) 

 Brer Bear
 Brer Fox
 Brer Rabbit
 Johnny
 Uncle Remus
 Ginny
Cinderella (1950-) 

 Anastasia Tremaine
 Bruno
 Cinderella - A 19-year-old princess.
 Drizella Tremaine
 Fairy Godmother
 Jaq
 Lady Tremaine
 Octavius (Gus)
 Prince Charming
 The King
 The Grand Duke
 Lucifer
 The Baker
 Sir Hugh
 Bert
 Flower Vendor
 Gus
 Prudence
 Pom-Pom 
 Mary Mouse
 Beatrice
 Daphne

Alice in Wonderland (1951-) 

 Alice - A 10-year-old girl.
 Time
 Bill 
 Catapiller 
 Chessur
 Dinah
 Dodo
 Doorknob
 Dormouse
 Mad Hatter
 March Hare
 Queen of Hearts
 Tweedle Dee
 Tweedle Dum
 White Rabbit
 The white Queen
 Hamish
 Ms.Kingsly

Peter Pan (1953-) 

 Captain Hook
 The Crocodile/Tic Toc
 George Darling
 John Darling
 The Lost Boys
 Slightly 
 Cubby
 Nibs
 Twins
 Tootles
 Mary Darling
 Michael Darling
 Nana
 Peter Pan
 Mr. Smee
 Tiger Lily
 Tinker Bell
 Wendy Darling
 Jane
 Danny
 Edward
 Nana II

Lady and the Tramp (1955-) 

 Aunt Sarah
 Darling
 Jim Dear
 Jock
 Lady
 Si and Am
 Tramp
 Trusty
 Peg
Sleeping Beauty (1959) 
 King Stephan
 King Hubert
 Sleeping Beauty
 Fauna
 Flora
 Maleficent
 Merryweather
 Prince Philip

101 Dalmatians (1961-) 

 Anita
 Coco
 Cruella de Vil
 Danny
 Lucky
 Cadpig
 Wally
 Spot
 Dipstick
 Domino
 Freckles
 Horace
 Jasper
 Duffy
 Nanny
 Oddball
 Patch
 Penny
 Pepper
 Perdita
 Pongo
 Roger
 Rolly
 Sarge
 Tibbs

The Sword in the Stone (1963) 
 Archimedes
 Sir Ector
 Sir Kay
 Merlin
 Madam Mim
 Wart/Arthur

Mary Poppins (1964) 

 Bert
 Mrs. Banks
 Mr. Banks
 Jane
 Mary Poppins
 Michael

Winnie the Pooh (1966-)
Winnie the Pooh - Teddy bear
 Christopher Robin - The 8-year-old human boy, Pooh's playmate
 Piglet - The  timid pig
 Eeyore - A miserable donkey
 Kanga - A sweet-hearted female kangaroo, Roo's mother
 Roo - A hyperactive young kangaroo, Kanga's son
 Tigger - A loyal, energetic tiger
 Rabbit - A kindhearted, bossy, grouchy rabbit
 Owl - A wise, talkative owl
 Gopher - A buck-toothed gopher
 Mrs. Heffalump - Lumpy's mother
 Lumpy - Roo's playmate
 Kessie - A small blue bird
 Heffalumps - An elephant-like creature, seen as ill-mannered
 Jagular - A jaguar-like creature, seen as ill-mannered
 Woozles - A weasel-like creature, seen as ill-mannered
 Rabbit's Id - A villain-like creature, seen as ill-mannered

The Jungle Book (1967-)
Mowgli - A 10-year-old abandoned human boy
 Baloo - A free-spirited bear
 Bagheera - A complacent black panther
 Shere Khan - A fierce Bengal tiger
 King Louie - A hyperactive orangutan
 Akela - A wolf
 Kaa - A fierce python
 Colonel Hathi - An old, strict elephant
 Grey Brother
 Raksha
 Shanti
 Ranjan

Robin Hood (1973) 
 Alan-a-Dale
 Friar Tuck
 Captain of the Guard
 Father Mouse and Mother Mouse
 Lady Kluck
 Little John
 Maid Marian
 Mother Rabbit
 Otto
 Prince John
 Robin Hood
 Sheriff of Nottingham
 Sir Hiss
 Sis
 Skippy
 Tagalong
 Toby
 Trigger & Nutsy

The Fox and the Hound (1981) 
 Tod
 Copper
 Big Mama
 Amos Slade
 Vixey
 Widow Tweed
 Chief
 The Porcupine
 The Badger
 Dinky
 Boomer

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) 

 Baby Herman
 Benny the Cab
 Eddie Valiant
 Jessica Rabbit
 Judge Doom
 Roger Rabbit
 The Toon Patrol

The Little Mermaid (1989-)
Ariel
Adella
Alana
Andrina
Arista
Athena
Atina
Aquata
Carlotta
Chef Louis
Dash
Flotsam
Flounder
Grimsby
Jetsam
King Triton
Max the Sheepdog
Melody
Morgana
Prince Eric
Scuttle
Sebastian
Tip
Undertow
Ursula/Vanessa

Beauty and the Beast (1991-) 

 Beast
 Belle - A 17-year-old princess.
 Chip
 Cogsworth
 Gaston
 LeFou
 Lumiere
 Maurice
 Mrs. Potts - Chip's mother
 Babette - Lumiere's featherduster love interest

Aladdin (1992-) 

Aladdin - The 18-year-old main protagonist of his first animated feature movie
 Princess Jasmine - Aladdin's 16-year-old love interest
 Genie - One of Aladdin's mates
 Rajah - Jasmine's pet tiger
 Abu - Aladdin's monkey best friend
 Jafar - The main antagonist of first two movies
 Iago - Jafar's accomplice
 Magic Carpet
 The Sultan - Jasmine's father
 Ali Baba
 Cassim - Aladdin's widowed father
 Daliah - Jasmine’s Mai’s And Best Friend
 Hakeem - The Sultan’s Royal Guard

The Lion King (1994-)
Simba - Prince of the Pride Lands
 Mufasa - Simba's father, King of the Pride Lands
 Sarabi - Simba's mother, Queen of the Pride Lands
 Nala - Simba's childhood friend/love interest
 Timon - A meerkat that raises Simba
 Pumbaa - Timon's warthog partner who helps raise Simba
 Rafiki - A wise baboon
 Zazu - Kings advisor
 Scar/Taka- Mufasa's brother
 Shenzi
 Banzai
 Ed
 Kiara - Simba's daughter
 Kovu - Kiara's friend
 Zira
 Vitani
 Nuka

Pocahontas (1995) 

 Ben
 Chief Powhatan
 Flit
 Governor Ratcliffe
 Grandmother Willow
 John Smith
 Kekata
 Kocoum
 Lon
 Meeko
 Nakoma
 Percy
 Pocahontas
 Thomas
 Wiggins

Toy Story (1995-)
Toy Story (1995-) 

 Goosey
 Woody - A heroic cowboy, leader of the toys
 Buzz Lightyear - Woody's sidekick
 Jessie - An energetic cowgirl, Woody's female counterpart
 Mr. Potato head
 Rex - A nervous dinosaur, known as a partysaurus
 Hamm - A sarcastic pig
 Slinky
 Bullseye - Woody's horse
 Mrs. Potato head - Mr. Potato head's wife
 Bo Peep - Woody's long-lost girlfriend
 Andy Davis - Toys' 6-year-old original owner
 Al
 Sarge
 Sid Philips - The first main antagonist of the first animated feature movie
 Stinky Pete the prospector
 Wheezy
 Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, Lotso for short - A rudely evil bear, odor of strawberry
 Dolly
 Mr. Prickle Pants
 Buttercup
 Trixie
 Peas-In-Pod
 Big Baby
 Chatter Telephone
 Bookworm
 Stretch
 Chunk
 Sparks
 Forky

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996-) 

 The Archdeacon
 Judge Claude Frollo
 Clopin
 Djali
 Esmeralda
 Hugo
 Laverne
 Madellaine
 Captain Phoebus
 Quasimodo
 Sarousch
 Victor
 Zephyr

Hercules (1997)
Hercules (1997) 

 Alcmene
 Amphitryon
 Atropos
 Clotho
 Hades
 Hera
 Hermes
 Hercules
 Megara
 Muses
 Nessus
 Pegasus
 Pain
 Panic
 Phil
 Zeus

Mulan (1998) 

Phoenix 
 Fa Mulan/Ping - A 16-year-old.
 Mushu
 Li Shang
 Shan Yu
 Chien-Po
 Chi-Fu
 Fa Zhou
 Cri-Kee
 Yao
 The Matchmaker
 Ling
 Grandmother Fa
 Fa Li
 The Emperor of China
 General Li
 First Ancestor Fa

A Bug's Life (1998) 

 Flik
 Princess Atta
 Dot
 Heimlich
 Francis
 Slim
 The Queen
 Hopper
 P.T. Flea
 Dim
 Rosie
 Gypsy
 Manny
 Tuck and Roll
 Molt
 Bird

Tarzan (1999) 

 Professor Archimedes Q. Porter
 Mr. Clayton
 Jane
 Kala
 Kerchak
 Tantor
 Tarzan - An 18-year-old boy.
 Terk/Terkina

The Emperor's New Groove (2000) 

 Chicha
 Kronk
 Kuzco
 Pacha
 Yzma
 Tito

Monsters, Inc. (2001-)
Sulley - The top scarer. Has blue and purple polka dot fur
 Mike - Sulley's sidekick
 Boo - A human child who grows close to Sulley
 Randall - Sulley and Mike's nemesis
 Mr. Waternoose - Sulley, Mike and Randall's boss
 Roz
 Celia - Mike's girlfriend
 Fungus - Randall's assistant
 George Sanderson
 Needleman and Smitty
 Abominable Snowman
 Ms. Flint
 Mr. Bile

Treasure Planet (2002) 

 Jim Hawkins
 Dr. Delbert Doppler
 Captain Amelia
 Benjamin "Ben" Gunn
 John Silver
 Mr. Arrow
 Sarah Hawkins
 Morph
 Scroop
 Billy Bones

Lilo & Stitch (2002-) 

 Lilo - A young Hawaiian girl 
 Stitch - A carefree, heroic dog-like alien
 Nani - Lilo's older sister
 David Kawena - Nani's love interest
 Jumba - Alien scientist who created Stitch
 Agent Pleakley - Jumba's sidekick
 Captain Gantu - Stitch's nemesis
 Grand Councilwoman
 Cobra Bubbles - Social worker and ex government agent
 Mrs. Hasagawa

Country Bears (2002) 

 Beary
 Big Al
 Country Bears
 Dex
 Shaker
 Ted Betterhead
 Thimble

Finding Nemo (2003-)
Marlin - An overprotective clownfish
 Dory - A free-spirited blue surgeonfish with memory problems
 Nemo - A 7-year-old hyperactive young clownfish
 Gill - A complacent moorish idol
 Bloat - A pufferfish
 Peach - An appealing starfish
 Bubbles - A kindhearted yellow tang
 Gurgle - An nervous royal gramma
 Deb/Flo - A cheerful four-striped damselfish
 Jacques - A Pacific cleaner shrimp
 Nigel - An Australian pelican
 Bruce - A great white shark
 Anchor - A great hammerhead shark
 Chum - A shortfin mako shark
 Crush - A green sea turtle
 Squirt - A hyperactive young sea turtle
 Mr. Ray - A spotted eagle ray
 Tad - A yellow longnose butterflyfish
 Pearl - A flapjack octopus
 Sheldon - A seahorse
 Hank - An ill-tempered octopus
 Destiny - An endearing whale shark
 Bailey - A kindhearted beluga whale
 Fluke - A sea lion
 Rudder - A sea lion
 Gerald- A sea lion
 Becky - A Loon

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-)
- Carina Smyth
 Bootstrap Bill Turner
 Captain Teague
 Cutler Beckett
 Davy Jones
 Elizabeth Swann
 Hector Barbossa
 Jack Sparrow
 James Norrington
 Joshamee Gibbs
 Pintel
 Henry Skudder
 Ragetti
 Sao Feng
 Tia Dalma
 Will Turner

Brother Bear (2003) 

 Denahi
 Kenai
 Koda
 Rutt
 Sitka
 Tanana
 Tug
 Tuke

The Incredibles (2004-)
Mr Incredible (Robert "Bob" Parr) - A 40-year-old superhero with super strength, Elastigirl's husband and father of Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack
 Syndrome - Bob's nemesis who seeks revenge
 Elastigirl (Helen Parr) - Bob's 38-year-old wife, has the power of elasticity
 Dashiell Robert "Dash" Parr - Bob and Helen's 10-year-old son, has super speed
 Violet Parr - Bob and Helen's daughter, has the power of invisibility
 Jack-Jack Parr - Bob and Helen's baby son, develops a variety of powers
 Edna - Super Hero Costume designer
 Frozone (Lucius Best) - Bob's best friend, former superhero with ice powers
 Mirage - Syndrome's sidekick
 Bomb Voyage - Minor villain
 Screenslaver - A Villain that wants to rid the world of Hero’s
 Voyd - A new hero that can teleport 
 The Underminer - Minor villain

Chicken Little (2005)
Chicken Little - A very heroic young chicken
 Buck "Ace" Cluck - Chicken Little's widowed father
 Abby Mallard - A carefree duck, Chicken Little's best friend
 Fish Out of Water - A sweet-tempered goldfish
 Runt of the Litter - The timid pig
 Foxy Loxy - A mean female fox
 Kirby - Melvin and Tina's son
 Goosey Loosey - Foxy Loxy's sidekick
 Morkubine - Porcupine
 Turkey Lurkey - The mayor of Oaky Oaks
 Melvin - Kirby's father and Tina's husband
 Tina - Kirby's mother and Melvin's wife
 Mr. Woolensworth - Mutton Teacher
 Couch Bear - Gym Teacher
Cars (2006-) 
Cruz Ramirez
 Lightning McQueen - A heroic race car
 Mater - McQueen's best friend
 Sally Carrera - McQueen's girlfriend
 Doc Hudson - one of the greatest racers. He has won 3 piston cups
 Sheriff - Old police chief
 Sarge
 Fillmore
 Ramone 
 Luigi
 Guido - Luigi's assistant
 Flo - Ramone's wife
 Mack - One of McQueen's car-mates
 The King
 Chick Hicks- Lightning McQueen's rival
 Finn McMissile - A British spy
 Holley Shiftwell - Mater's love interest
 Professor Zündapp
 Miles Axelrod
 Francesco Bernoulli
 Grem
 Acer
 Jackson Storm

Meet the Robinsons (2007) 

 Bowler Hat Guy
 Cornelius Robinson
 Frany (Mrs. Robinson)
 Goob
 Lefty
 Lewis
 Singing Frogs
 Tiny
 Wilbur Robinson

Ratatouille (2007) 

 Alfredo Linguini - A 19-year-old chef.
 Colette
 Emile
 Remy
Chef Skinner
Anton Ego
Gusteau
Horst
Lalo
Larousse
Mustafa
Django

WALL-E (2008)
WALL-E (2008) 

 EVE
 WALL-E
 Hal
 Captain B. McCrea
 BURN-E
 Shelby Forthright 
 SECUR-T
 PR-T
 HAN-S
 CO-T
 COM
 M-O
 AUTO
 Mary
 John
 OP-T
 VAQ-M
 SPR-A
 BUF-4
 GO-4
 NAN-E
 VN-GO
 L-T
 D-FIB
 TYP-E
 POW-R
 SAUT-A
 MVR-A
 CARSTIC
 WALL-A
 REM-E
 FIL-R
 DUMP-R
 SUC-10
 LEN-E
 LAT-A
 JACK-8
 HAUL-R
 GRIP-R
 COF-E
 VAL-A
 GREAS-E
 MAT-E
 FRUI-T
 CLASP-R
 LOAD-R
 CLM-P
 BR-M
 SRV-S
 HOLD-R
 DVN-C
 PACK-R
 PACK-E
 BAK-R
 EL-E
 RAD-O
 CLIP-R
 THIRST-E
 TROLL-E
 HAMP-R
 TOWL-8
 DORM-N
 VEND-R
 BIRD-E
 SR-V
 SHEE-T
 SNOT-E
 JULI-S
 CLEAN-R
 CHLOR-N
 D-CAF
 RESERV-R
 POTT-E
 PAP-R
 GRAB-E
 LFT-R
 PNC-R
 DUFF-E
 HLM-T
 FIX-IT
 MART-N
 SUND-A
 FRAP-A
 STEAM-E
 SERV-R
 CURL-E
 EL-E
 TICK-8
 LUG-R
 TIP-E
 MA-C
 PUSH-E
 FLIP-E
 POL-E
 BRUSH-R
 DUS-T
 SUCK-R
 CART-IS

Bolt (2008) 

 Bolt
 Mittens
 Dr. Calico
 Penny
 Penny’s Mom
 Mindy
 Rhino
 Dr. Forrester
 The Director
 Joey
 Ester
 Vinnie
 Martin
 Saul
 Thug
 Lloyd
 Tom
 Bobby
 Blake
 Louie
 Billy

Up (2009)
Up (2009) 

 Russell
 Carl Fredricksen - A 78-year-old man.
 Dug
 Ellie Fredricksen 
 Charles Muntz
 Kevin
 Alpha
 Beta
 Gamma
 Omega

The Princess and the Frog (2009) 

 Tiana
 Prince Naveen
 Dr. Facilier
Lawrence/ 'Larry'
 Mama Odie
 Charlotte LaBouff
 Eli ‘Big Daddy’ LaBouff
 Cousin Randy
 Eudora
 Louis the trumpet playing gator
 Ray
Marlon the gator
Ian the Gator
Buford the cook

Tangled (2010-) 

 Rapunzel - An 18-year-old princess.
 Flynn Rider/Eugene - A 26-year-old thief.
 Pascal
 Mother Gothel
 Stabbington Brother #1
 Stabbington Brother #2
 Hook Hand Thug
 Captain of the Guard
 Maximus

Brave (2012) 

 Mérida
 Queen Elinor
 King Fergus
 Lord MacGuffin
 Lord Macintosh
 Lord Dingwall
 Wee Dingwall
 The Witch
 Maudie
 Gordon
 Martin
 Hamish
 Hubert
 Harris

Wreck-It Ralph (2012-)
Wreck-It Ralph - A confused villain looking for appreciation.
 Vanellope Von Schweetz - A sad, lonely, glitchy girl who dreams of being a real racer.
 Fix-It Felix, Jr. - The hero who can fix anything from Ralph's game. He goes on a search to find Ralph and falls in love with Calhoun.
 Sergeant Calhoun - A kick butt fighter with a tragic backstory. She falls for Felix.
 King Candy - The king of Sugar Rush with less than knightly intentions.
 Taffyta Muttonfudge - A racer who bullies Venellope
 Marakowski - A shooter
 Mr. Litwak
 General Hologram
 Moppet Girl
 Mayor Gene
 Q*bert
 Satan
 Sour Bill
 Turbo
 Sonic
 Bowser

Frozen (2013-) 

 Elsa - A 21-year-old reserved Queen with ice powers
 Anna - Elsa's energetic younger sister
 Olaf - A 3-year-old endearing snowman
 Kristoff - Anna's 21-year-old travel guide/love interest
 Sven - Kristoff's pet reindeer and best friend 
 Hans - Prince who attempts to take the Arendelle throne by marrying and betraying Anna
Duke of Weselton
Pabbie - troll
Oaken
Marshmallow
Big Hero 6 (2014-) 

 Baymax - A carefree robot
 Hiro Hamada - Baymax's 14-year-old sidekick and best friend
 Tadashi Hamada - Hiro's deceased brother
 Fred
 Honey Lemon
 GoGo
 Wasabi
 Professor Robert Callaghan

Inside Out (2015-) 

 Joy - A hyperactive, mysterious, cheerful emotion
 Sadness - The overwhelmed emotion
 Fear - A frightened emotion
 Anger - A short-tempered emotion
 Disgust - An ill-conceived emotion
 Bing Bong - A beloved imaginary elephant/cat/dolphin
 Riley Andersen
 Jill Andersen
 Bill Andersen

Zootopia (2016) 

 Lt. Judy Hopps
 Nick Wilde
 Finnick
 Chief Bogo
 Officer Clawhauser
 Yax
 Duke Weaselton
 Gideon Grey
 Mayor Lionheart
 Mrs. Otterton
 Machas
 Jerry Jumbeaux Jr.
 Stu Hopps
 Bonnie Hopps
 Bellwether
 Gazelle
 Flash

Moana (2016) 

 Moana - A 16-year-old daughter of the chief
 Hei Hei the Rooster
 Tamatoa
 Maui
 Chief Tui
 Gramma Tala
 Sina
 Pua the Pig
 te Ka
te Fiti 
kakamora

Coco (2017)
Coco (2017) 

 Miguel 
 Hector 
Mamma Coco
 Ernesto De La Cruz 
 Mama Imelda
 Dante
 Miguel’s Father
 Miguel’s Mother

Onward (2020) 

Main Article: Onward
 Ian Lightfoot - A 16-year-old troll.
 Barley Lightfoot
Laurel Lightfoot
Colt Bronco
The Manticore
Wilden Lightfoot
Dewdrop
Grecklin

Soul (2020) 

 Joe
22

Luca (2021) 
Luca Paguro
Lorenzo Paguro - Luca's father.
Giulia Marcovaldo - Luca's friend.
Uncle Ugo - Lorenzo's brother and Luca's uncle.
Daniela Paguro - Luca's mother and Lorenzo's wife.
Grandma Paguro - Luca's grandmother.
Massimo Marcovaldo - Giulia's father.
Alberto Scorfano
Escole Visconti
Ciccio and Guido
Machiavelli
Encanto (2021) 
Mirabel Madrigal - A 15-year-old girl.
Alma Madrigal - Mirabel's 75-year-old grandmother.
Bruno Madrigal - Mirabel's 50-year-old uncle.
Isabel Madrigal - Mirabel's 21-year-old sister.
Julieta Madrigal - Mirabel's mother.
Agustín Madrigal - Mirabel's father.
Luisa Madrigal - Mirabel's 19-year-old sister.
Felix Madrigal - Mirabel's uncle.
Pepa Madrigal - Mirabel's aunt.
Mariano
Pedro Mardigal - Mirabel's grandfather.
Dolores Madrigal - Mirabel's cousin.
Camilo Madrigal - Mirabel's cousin.
Antonio Madrigal - Mirabel's cousin.

Turning Red (2022) 
Mei Lee - A 13-year-old girl.
Ming Lee - Mei's mother.
Jin Lee - Mei's father.
Miriam - Mei's best friend.
Priya - Mei's 13-year-old best friend.
Tyler - Mei's friend.
Abby - Mei's best friend.
Grandma Lee - Mei's grandmother.

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Lists of television characters
Amanda Leigh Moore, known as Mandy Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress. She was born in Nashua, New Hampshire and grew up in Longwood, Florida, outside of Orlando. She has been active since the late 1990s. She is known for the voice of Sheriff Callie in Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Bingo in Rivit Monsters, Polana in Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and Trolls: TrollsTopia and Courtney in the Family Guy episode No Giggity, No Doubt.

Moore is also a cast member of the 2016 American dramedy series This Is Us.

Discography
Studio albums
 So Real (1999)
 Mandy Moore (2001)
 Coverage (2003)
 Wild Hope (2007)
 Amanda Leigh (2009)
 Silver Landings (2020)
 In Real Life (2022)

References

Other websites
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Musicians from Florida
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Singers from New Hampshire
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were courtesans in Japan. Oiran were part of Japanese society during the Edo Period, (1600–1868). Prostitution was legal then, but only in special neighborhoods that were closed to outsiders. There were different kinds of oiran, depending on their beauty, skills in art, education, and more. High-ranking oiran were called . Only nobles could be with one. Tayū had many servants, and when they went outside, their servants carried them and followed them, making a procession. They wore very expensive clothes and jewelry. Any man who wished to be with an oiran had to follow difficult rituals and etiquette.

Geisha replaced oiran. Geisha practiced common types of entertainment enjoyed by the people of that time. They became more popular than oiran. The last known oiran was in 1761. A few women still practice the arts of the oiran today (without sex) to continue the cultural heritage.

Other websites 
Tayu no Dochu
Niigata Prefecture Bunsui Sakura Festival Oiran Parade
Personal service occupations
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Prostitution
A  is a type of very expensive and elegant Japanese restaurant. Traditionally they only accept new customers who are recommended by known and trusted clients. They usually include entertainment by geisha, but not always in modern times. Ryōtei are usually a place where very important business or political meetings can take place in private.

Other websites
New York Times article:  In Tokyo's Ryotei, The Art of Service
The Traditional Ryotei Are in Danger at japaninc.com

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The Philharmonia is an orchestra from London.

History

The orchestra was formed in 1945 by Walter Legge.  Legge was not a conductor, but he was a man who organized a lot of music, especially recordings.  The orchestra spent most of their time making gramophone recordings, but sometimes they also gave concerts. The conductor Thomas Beecham led their first concert in 1946, but Beecham had always organized his own orchestras and he wanted to organize this one.  He even wanted to change the orchestra’s name.  The players decided that they did not want Beecham as their conductor. Beecham went on to form another orchestra which he called the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

In the first years of the Philharmonia they were conducted by several world-famous conductors, including Arturo Toscanini, Wilhelm Furtwängler and, especially, Herbert von Karajan.  Karajan helped the orchestra to become one of the finest in the world, and he made many recordings with them, including all the Beethoven symphonies.
In 1954 Karajan left to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.  Legge found another world-famous conductor, Otto Klemperer.  Although he was already quite old, Klemperer made many excellent recordings with the orchestra. In 1959 the orchestra gave Klemperer the title of Music Director for the rest of his life.

In 1964  Legge thought the orchestra had done enough recordings and he was going to bring it to an end.  Both the orchestra and Klemperer wanted it to continue, so the orchestra made their own organizing body (like other London orchestras) and they continued, calling themselves by a new name: the New Philharmonia Orchestra. They gave their first concert under their new name on 27 October 1964. It was a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, conducted by Klemperer.
The orchestra gave many more concerts after it became self-governing than it had when Legge had been organizing them. Continuing as the New Philharmonia Orchestra, it got its old name “Philharmonia Orchestra” back again in 1977, and has been known by that name ever since.

Klemperer retired from conducting in 1971, but was officially still its principal conductor until his death in 1973.   Since then the orchestra has been conducted by Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Christoph von Dohnányi and Esa-Pekka Salonen who has conducted them since 2008.

Concerts Today

Today, the orchestra continues to give many concerts, travelling around Britain as well as abroad.  Since 1995 they have been based in the Royal Festival Hall in London.  They also give regular concerts at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford.  Abroad they often play in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Recordings
Recordings

The Philharmonia has made more than one thousand recordings. It has also been heard on the soundtracks of many films, including such classics as Laurence Olivier's 1944 film version of Shakespeare's Henry V, and David Lean's film version of Oliver Twist (1948).

Principal Conductors/Music Directors
1959-1973 Otto Klemperer  
1973-1982 Riccardo Muti 
1984-1994 Giuseppe Sinopoli
1997-2008 Christoph von Dohnányi 
2008-present Esa-Pekka Salonen

Sources
Hill, Ralph (ed) (1951). Music 1951. Harmondsworth: Penguin. OCLC 635928181
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth (1982). On and Off the Record: A Memoir of Walter Legge. London: Faber and Faber.

Other websites
Philharmonia official website

British orchestras
means simply "drum" in Japanese. Outside Japan, the word is used to refer to any of the different kinds of Japanese drums (, wadaiko, "Japanese drum" in Japanese) and to the more or less new art of taiko drumming bands (sometimes better called, "kumi-daiko", ). The taiko drum originated in the country of Japan. This drum was created by Daihachi Oguchi in 1951. The taiko drum makes a very loud, deep sound.

In a traditional Japanese village the odaiko (big drum) defined the extent of the village land. In modern Japan, wadaiko has become more of a performance art, seen only during festivals or in concert. The most famous Wadaiko performance group are 'Kodo' (meaning heart-beat). They are not only the worlds most respected Japanese drumming group, they also maintain many traditional art forms. They group lives on the island 'Sado Higashima' and live together as a community in a traditional way. Many other cultures have adopted this style of drumming, from Germany and the United States to Australia.

References
References

Other websites

Taiko history 
Taiko drums
Taiko

Japanese music
Drums
Kitagawa Utamaro (;  – 31 October 1806), also called Utamaro,  was a Japanese artist. He was a master of the ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.

Career
Utamaro is known for his studies of women (bijinga). He also made nature studies. 

His work was popular in Europe.  He influenced artists in Europe who were called Impressionists.

Gallery

References

Other websites 

 Kitagawa Utamaro Online
 Utamaro
 (from "Collection of Insects in Pictures") 
 Kitagawa Utamaro at Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut 

1753 births
1806 deaths
Japanese printmakers
A hanamachi (花街) is a Japanese word used to call a neighborhood where courtesans and geisha lived and worked. The word's literal meaning is "flower town". These neighborhoods used to have many okiya (geisha houses) and ochaya (tea houses, where geishas entertained guests). The term hanamachi is used in modern Japan to call the areas where modern-day geisha are still living and working. Today, hanamachi are rare outside of Kyoto.

Japanese culture
There are two types of Japanese traditional dance: Odori, which was created in the Edo period; and Mai, which was created in the western part of Japan. Odori came from Kabuki drama, where it is danced by men. Mai derives from Noh drama, also danced by men. Today it is usually danced by female dancers, and is mostly done in houses, instead of on stage.

A type of the Mai style of Japanese dance is the Kyomai or Kyoto style dance.  Kyomai was created in the 17th century Tokugawa cultural period. Noh drama, music and dance was heavily influenced by the elegance of the manners of the Japanese Imperial Court. Kabuki drama, and hence Odori, was a more democratic form, but still (viewed with modern eyes) quite traditional.

Japanese culture
Dance types
Parkour is an activity in which the goal is to move from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible, using the abilities of the human body. Parkour helps to overcome barriers, and is practiced in rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are called traceurs, or traceuses for females.

Founded by David Belle in France, practitioners only use efficient movements to develop their bodies and minds, and to be able to overcome barriers in an emergency. It may also be a form of entertainment or a hobby.

Acrobatics (such as flips and wall flips) are not part of parkour, because of inefficiency in a difficult situation (emergency). Freerunning is the branch of parkour, when such flips are used rather than efficient movement.
In 1988, David Belle was 15 years old. His father Raymond Belle was a great fireman. David was influenced by his father. He left school at the age of 16 and his father helped him to make him stronger. David and his classmates began to create new actions to train themselves. They named it parkour. 

The basic motion of parkour
1. Landing
2. Roll
3. Rolling
4. Swan dive
5. Balance
6. Cat balance
7. Precision one foot take off
8. Precision 2 footed take off
9. Dismount
10. Turn vault
11. Wall run
12. Tic tac
13. Tic tac to precision
14. Crane
15. Moonstep
16. Catleap
17. 180% cat　　
18. Running cat　　
19. Tic tac to cat
20. Monkey vault
21. Kingkong vault　　
22. Double kingkong
23. Diving kingkong
24. Kong precision
25. Kingkong cat　　
26. Dash vault
27. Kingkong dash
28. Lazy vault
29. Speed vault
30. Underbar
31. Lache
32. Hand stand
33. Flag
34.Palmspin　　
35. Wall spin
36. Aerial。
37. Sideflip
38. Backflip
39. Frontflip
40. Star Jumping
Parkour does involve risks and many people get injured every day. Injuries can range from a simple concussion to a broken limb or even worse: death.

Reference

Other websites 

 American Parkour - American parkour and free running community full of information about parkour and how to get started practicing the art
 Parkourpedia of Australian Parkour Association
 Parkour.NET  - International parkour community.

Leisure
The  is a Japanese flute which is played vertically (up-down) like a recorder, instead of horizontally (from side to side) like the Western transverse flute. Its name means "1.8 foot", its size. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but ones made of wood or plastic exist today. It was used by the monks of Zen Buddhism in the practice of suizen (blowing meditation).

Related pages
Flute

Other websites 
 Shakuhachi info websites
 Archive of articles about the shakuhachi
 Shakuhachi Playing Tips  from Kakizakai Kaoru
 An online calculator for the positioning of the holes while constructing a Shakuhachi - German
 Shakuhachi in Federal Prison
 Open Directory Project - Shakuhachi 
 Shakuhachi playing tips  from Phil Nyokai James
 The Shakuhachi Blog - News & Information
Shakuhachi groups websites
 Myspace Shakuhachi Community
 Listing of Shakuhachi Schools and Organizations 
 International Shakuhachi Society
 Shakuhachi Society of British Columbia 
 Seattle Shakuhachi Society
 Australian Shakuhachi Society
 Shakuhachi Mailing List web archive 
 ShakuhachiForum.com — world shakuhachi discussion
 Shakuhachi Chamber Music International 

Japanese music
Flutes
Li Guang (;  ? – 119 BC) was a Chinese general of the Han Dynasty. His father, Li Xin, was a great military leader. Li Guang became a soldier when he was young. As Li Guang fought bravely in the battlefields, he was soon promoted to a general. He killed himself in the year 119 BC.

119 BC deaths
Han Dynasty generals
Year of birth unknown
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough, west of central London. Notting Hill is in North Kensington.

The borough includes several districts in the west of London; before 1965 the two boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea were separately administered.
This is a list of districts of England by size. The biggest are first and smallest are at the end.

Over 1,000 km²

100 - 1,000 km²

10 - 100 km²

Less than 10 km²

Districts by area
Huo Qubing (; 140 BC - 117 BC) was a Chinese general of the Han Dynasty under Emperor Wu. He was very good at shooting with his bow on a horse. When he was 18, he was ordered to attack the Xiongnu with 800 cavalry. Finally, his troops killed about 2,000 enemies and kidnapped the imperial officials.

In the spring of 121 BC, Emperor Wu ordered Huo Qubing to invade the Xiongnu with 10,000 cavalry. He occupied 5 cities within 6 days and finally killed 8,000 enemies. In order to fairly eliminate the main force of the Xiongnu, Huo Qubing and Wei Qing led 100,000 cavalry and fought with their enemies in the desert in the spring of 119 BC. Huo Qubing died in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), the capital of the Han Dynasty, when he was 24.

140 BC births
117 BC deaths
Han Dynasty generals
In Hinduism, Kali Yuga (Devanāgarī: , lit. "Age of Kali", "age of vice"), is one of the four stages or yugas that the world goes through. Traditionally, most Hindus believe that the Kali Yuga is 432,000 years long. Kali Yuga is also recognized and stated in Sikhism, in the Guru Granth Sahib.

References

Other websites 
 On the Golden period of 10,000 years in current Kali Yuga
 Future History of the World - description of the features of Kali Yuga
 Comparison of Hindu and Christian end-of-world prophecies
 Story of the Kali Yuga 'taking up residence' at beginning of the current age 
 Kali Yuga and the Precession of the Equinoxes 

Hinduism
Time
Squashes are a kind of vegetables. They originally came from the New World. Gourds are in the same family as squashes. Pumpkins and Zucchini (courgette) are types of squashes.  Although squash is a fruit according to its botanical classification, it is generally considered a vegetable in food preparation. A squash can grow up to fifteen feet tall.

Word origin 

The English word "squash" comes from askutasquash (which means "a green thing eaten raw"). This is a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. There are similar words for squash in related languages of the Algonquian family such as Massachusett.

Squash and art 

The squash has been an important crop in the Andes mountains since the pre-Columbian Era. The Moche culture from Northern Peru made ceramics from earth, water, and fire. This pottery was used to represent important themes. Squash are a popular shape in Moche ceramics.

Images

References
Images

References

Other websites 

 Squash Display at Missouri Botanical Garden - Pics of 150 varieties from The Great Pumpkin Patch, Arthur, IL
 Big-Pumpkins.de  This is a very informative site for the new as well as experienced giant pumpkin (Riesenkürbis) and squash grower aimed towards the German speaking audience, though all growers are welcome.
 The Great Squash Cook-off - Recipe contest for winter squash in Brooklyn, NY

Vegetables
Cucurbitaceae
Fruits
Squash may refer to: 
 Squash (plant), the fruit
 Squash (sport), an indoor racket sport
 Squash tennis, a similar game but played with equipment related more to that of tennis
 Squash (2002 movie), an Academy Award-nominated short movie about a squash game
 Squash (drink), a drink made of concentrated fruit syrup or fructose
 Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
 SquashFS, a read-only file system
Nelumbo is a genus of water plants which are also known as lotus.  Lotus flowers are large – up to 20 cm (8 inches) across – and they smell sweet.

The Sacred lotus of Asia has pink flowers. The American lotus has yellow flowers.

In India the lotus is considered a symbol of purity

The lotus flowers grow over the water. Lotus leaves often float on top of the water. The roots of lotus plants are in the mud (wet dirt) under the water. Every part of every plant must have air for respiration (breathing). Air spaces in the stems and roots make the lotus able to live and respire under water.

People can eat lotus roots and seeds. Cattle (cows) like to eat the leaves and flowers.

Lotuses look rather like water lilies from the Nymphaeaceae family.  It is the "National flower" of both India and Vietnam and also the "Provincial flower" of Sindh province, Pakistan.

Species 

 Nelumbo lutea Willd. – American lotus
 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. – sacred lotus
 †Nelumbo aureavallis Hickey
Proteales
Plants of Pakistan
National symbols of India
Aquatic plants
In botany, Nymphaeaceae is the name of a family of plants which grow in water. The family is also called water-lily family.

Their flowers suggest they are one of the earliest groups of angiosperms. Modern genetic analyses by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group researchers has confirmed its basal position among flowering plants. 

Also, the Nymphaeaceae are more diverse and wdespread than other basal angiosperms. Nymphaeaceae is in the order Nymphaeales. According to the most widely accepted flowering plant classification system, this is the second diverging group of angiosperms after Amborella.

References 

Plant families
Nymphaeales
Ugly Betty is a Golden Globe- and Peabody Award-winning American comedy-drama television series. It stars America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams, and Eric Mabius. It premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States. The series follows the life of Betty Suarez (Ferrera), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic New York City fashion magazine "Mode". Betty's status as a "fish out of water" drives much of the plot. Ugly Betty ended on April 14, 2010 after low ratings during season 4.

Seasons
USA TV ratings

Based on average total viewers per episode of Ugly Betty on ABC:

In popular culture 
Since the show's debut, the main characters have become the latest fixures in the lexicon of pop media culture. They have already had parodies, news media stories and art-imitating-life situations, as well as recognition from the United States Congress itself.

References
References

Other websites
 Bettysuarez.com Betty's "personal site"
 
 
 Bettyalamode.com  Ugly Betty Fansite
 Ugly Betty Italia  The first Italian site about Ugly Betty
 Ugly Betty UK A UK Ugly Betty Blog

2006 American television series debuts
2010 American television series endings
2000s American television series
2010s American television series
American comedy-drama television series
American sitcoms
Golden Globe Award winning programs
Peabody Award winners
Television series set in New York City
English-language television programs
A Shinto shrine is a sacred place or site where people worship in the Shinto religion. Many Shinto shrines have buildings, gates, and natural areas such as forests and rivers around them. The usual Japanese word for a Shinto shrine is .

Related pages
Ichinomiya
Japanese mythology
Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

Other websites
 Shinto Rites & Procedures - How to perform Shinto rites.
 omiyasan.com in Japanese.

Notes

Sources
are women in the service of Shinto shrines. The translation of Miko is "Woman of God" (chosen by, or totally devoted to, the gods), but the closest meaning is "shrine maiden". In Shinto, there are priestesses; but Miko are not priestesses, because they have less authority. However, they can act as priestesses if needed. They usually help Shintoist priests.

Other websites 
Odamachi:Miko, Shinto Shrine Maidens 

Religious occupations
Shinto
, born Masako Tanaka on November 2, 1949 in Kyoto, was Japan's number one  geiko (geisha) until she retired at the age of 29. She entertained many important people when they visited Japan, like Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. She retired because she was tired of the profession, and wanted to start a family.

Author Arthur Golden did an interview to her and used her as inspiration for his book Memoirs of a Geisha, that was later made a movie. Iwasaki later said that the book was full of lies, and that nothing that Golden said ever happened to her. She put a lawsuit against Golden for this, and they solved it out of court in 2003. After the publication of Memoirs of a Geisha, Iwasaki wrote her autobiography, Geisha, A Life.

Related pages
 Geisha
 Kyoto

Other websites
"Q & A: Remaking a Memoir" (interview by Tamara Wieder, from The Boston Phoenix, October 10-17, 2002)

Iwasaki, Mineko
Japanese autobiographers
1949 births
Living people
People from Kyoto Prefecture
This is a list of districts in England by population. The districts at the top have the biggest population and the districts at the bottom have a smaller number of people.

Over 300,000

250,000 to 300,000

200,000 to 250,000

150,000 to 200,000

125,000 to 150,000

100,000 to 125,000

75,000 to 100,000

50,000 to 75,000

25,000 to 50,000

Below 25,000

Lists about England
Libra is an astrological sign,  related to the constellation Libra, in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Virgo. In the tropical zodiac, the Sun meets Libra from September 23 to October 23, and in the sidereal zodiac, it ends on November 15. Libra, (The Scales of Balance), is the only symbol of the zodiac that is inanimate (it is not represented by an animal or person). The opposite sign to Libra is Aries.

The corresponding month in the Babylonian calendar is Tišritum, made for Shamash (the Sun).

Symbol
Libra's symbol, like the scales, is the only symbol in the zodiac that is not represented by an animal or person.

Mythology 
In mythology  a Libra is related to the Greek Goddess of love, Aphrodite, the Greek mythology 
Libra is also related to the Greco-Roman goddess Aphrodite/Venus and sometimes also the goddesses Eris/Discordia & Harmonia/Concordia,Dike, Themis, Hera/Juno, Ishtar, Freyja, Persephone, Frigg and Forsetti the god Xolotl.
Traditional relationships with Libra 
Birthstone: Opal, Tourmaline, Philosopher
Colours: Pink, Pale Green, Blue, Lavender
Gemstones: Lapis, Tourmaline, Aventurine
Metal: Steel, Gold, Platinum

Libra People
Kate Winslet - English Actress
James Earl Carter - thirty-ninth president of the United States of America
Al Capp - cartoonist
Michael Douglas - actor, movie producer
Mahatma Gandhi - activist, pacifist, philosopher
Bob Geldof - musician, humanitarian
Julio Iglesias - singer
Margot Kidder - actress
Groucho Marx - comedian, filmmaker
Roger Moore - actor
Eleanor Roosevelt - politician
Bashar Rahal - actor,producer
Susan Sarandon - actress
Bobby Seale - activist
Dmitri Shostakovich - composer
Desmond Tutu - cleric, activist
Sting - musician
Captain Row Robinson - New Zealand Maori Chief and Fisherman
Truman Capote - Novelist, Playwright, Story Writer
Crystal Sinclair
Dustin Dukes
 Ne-Yo - Musician
 Zac Efron - Actor
 Marina Diamandis - Singer/Songwriter
Will Smith - Actor
Eminem - Rapper
Park Jimin- South Korean singer
Cardi B-Rapper
Lil Wayne-Rapper
Kim Kardashian-socialite
Usher-R&B singer
Hilary Duff-Disney actress and singer 
Bella Thorne-Disney actress and singer 
Bruno Mars-Singer 
Snoop Dogg -Rapper
Snoop Dogg -Rapper 
Avril Lavigne-Singer
Dakota Johnson - Actress
Alicia Silverstone - Actress
Doja Cat - Singer
References 

Astrological signs
Hindus believe that the Matsya was the First on God Vishnu Described a giant, fish often golden color connected to the rear half a Fish

first important avatar of Vishnu. As the Matsya avatar, Vishnu took the form of a big fish. Sometimes, it is said that he took the form of a half-man and half-fish. There is a story about this in Hindu scriptures. The story tells about a demon (an asura). That asura was very wicked. He snatched the Vedas, the holy books of the Hindus, and went deep inside the sea. At this point, Vishnu changed his form. He became a matsya, that is, a fish. He entered the sea and brought back the Vedas. He gave the Vedas to Manu. The Hindu scriptures say that Manu was the first man in the world. He may be compared with Noah or Adam.

Hinduism
Hindu mythology
Kurma is an avatar in the Hindu religion. Hindus believe that Vishnu, an important god of Hinduism, had several forms, or avatars, and the second

important avatar is called the Kurma avatar. In this avatar, Vishnu took the form of a kurma to help the devtas and asuras to churn the Kshira Sagara, to gain amrita. This avatar took the Mount Mandaar on his back and helped the mount to churn the ocean. Kurma is a Sanskrit language word that means a tortoise. As a kurma, Vishnu is the symbol of strength and stability.

Hinduism
Hindu mythology
Hindus believe that Vishnu had many important Avatars, and the Varaha avatar was the third avatar of Vishnu. In this avatar, Vishnu took the form of a black varaha. Varaha is a Sanskrit language word 

that means a boar. The Hindu scriptures tell a story about this avatar. There was a daitya (a demon) named Hiranyaksha. He threw the Earth (called Prithivi by the Hindus) into the waters of the ocean. The earth was about to sink in the ocean. At this point, Vishnu took the form of a black boar. He entered the water and carried the earth on its body and brought the earth safely to where it should be. Thus, Vishnu as a varaha saved the earth from being destroyed. 

Hinduism
Hindu mythology
Prithvi is the name for the goddess of the Earth in Hinduism.

The goddess prithvi is also called Devi basundhara, mata dharitri and bhoomidevi. 

Hindu gods and goddesses
A Daitya, according to Hinduism, is a type of giant that fought against the gods.

Hinduism
Manu is a term found in Hinduism. 

It has various meanings in different mythologies. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or to the first man on Earth.

Hinduism
The wild boar (Sus scrofa) belongs to the family of the real pig (Suidae) from the order of artiodactyls. They live today in almost every part of the world, even many countries that are not their natural habitats.

The wild boar is native to Eurasia and North Africa. Wild boars are omnivorous and easily adapt to changes. They were hunted in Europe from long ago for many of their body parts, and were shown in the mythology of many ancient civilizations. Greek, Phoenician, and Persian mythology showed them as fierce, sometimes evil, while others showed them as brave, powerful animals. Again, others saw them as parasitic. Even today many people see wild boars very differently.

The hair of the boar was often used when making the toothbrush until the 1930s. The hair for the bristles usually came from the neck area of the boar. The brushes were popular because the bristles were soft. However, this was not the best material for oral hygiene because the hairs dried slowly and usually held bacteria.

Appearance
Appearance 

The body of the wild boar, when seen from the side, often looks very big. This impression is partly because, compared to the large body mass, the legs of the wild boar are short and do not look very strong. The wild boar's head is very large. Its eyes are high up on the head, while the ears are small with bristles around it. Its tail can move very quickly, and the wild boar often uses it to show when his mood. If seen from the front, the body looks quite narrow. The wild boar has 44 teeth in its jaw, which helps its strong bite. The male and the female wild boars' snout shapes are different.

Piglets 

A wild boar usually gives birth to about 4 – 6 piglets at a time. Piglets weigh from about 750 – 1000g when they are first born. They are fully weaned after 3 – 4 months. They begin eating solid foods such as worms and grubs after about 2 weeks.

In culture 
Wild boar appears in European culture as symbol of warrior virtues. It also appears in Greek, Norse mythologies, vaishnavism, hinduism.
Erymanthian Boar
 Hildisvini 
 Sæhrímnir
 Varaha
 Kalki

References

Further reading 
  "Hunt goes on to find missing boar" (from BBC News)

Other websites

 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) photos
 Scoring system, official rules and category links 

Pigs
The Hindu scriptures tell this story about Narashimha. There was a demon (a daitya) named Hiranyakashipu. He was against all gods. But, his son named Prahlad used to worship the gods, especially Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu was not happy at his son and wanted to burn him to death. Hiranyakashipu also wanted to kill everyone who worshipped the gods and make everyone worship him instead. Vishnu became Narasimha, and protected Prahlad and other people who worshipped the gods by stopping Hiranyakashipu. Brahma had granted Hiranyakashipu a boon that kept him safe so that he could not be killed by a human, animal or deva. He also could not be killed in the day or night, or inside or outside of his palace. This made Hiranyakashipu believe that no one could kill him. When he wanted to kill his son for worshiping Vishnu, Vishnu came to earth incarnated as a half-man, half-lion creature (neither man nor human)
. This way Vishnu killed Hiranyakashipu in the twilight (neither day, nor night) and on the porch of the palace (neither inside, nor outside), without disrupting the boon given to him by Brahma. Now, Narasimha Jayanti is celebrated across the world.
Hinduism
Hindu mythology
Prahlada (), In Hinduism, was a prince who was very devoted to Vishnu. His father, Hiranyakashipu, was a powerful demon who wanted his son to worship him instead. But Prahlada refused, and he continued to worship Vishnu.
Hiranyakashipu tried to kill Prahlada many times, but Vishnu always protected him. Finally, Vishnu appeared in his Narasimha avatar, a half-man, half-lion form, and killed Hiranyakashipu.

References 

Hinduism
This article is about the Yugas in Hinduism. For the Indian meditation exercise, go to Yoga.

Hindus believe that there are periods of time called yugas ("ages" or "eras"): Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. When Kali Yuga ends, a new Satya Yuga begins.
Satya Yuga (also called Krita Yuga) is the first age, which lasts for 1,728,000 years. It is "the age of truth" or "Golden Age", when all humans are good and very religious. They are ruled by gods and live for many centuries.
 Treta Yuga is the second age, which lasts for 1,296,000 years. During the last Treta Yuga, god Vishnu's avatars Vamana, Parashurama, and Ramachandra were born. The Indian epic legend Ramayana is set in that period.
 Dvapara Yuga is the third age, which lasts for 864,000 years, when humans are still religious but their lives are much shorter. The last Dvapara Yuga ended with the death of Krishna and Mahabharata is set in its final years.
 Kali Yuga is the fourth and final age, which lasts for 432,000 years. It is the "dark age" when humans lose their spirituality and are abandoned by gods. Hindus believe that we currently live in a Kali Yuga.

Related pages
 Ages of Man
 Five Suns

Other websites 
 The Hindu concept of Time
 Vedic Age of the Universe

Hinduism
Time