QUES: Apollo was worshipped as Actiacus (/kta.ks/ ak-TY--ks; , Aktiakos, literally "Actian"), Delphinius (/dlfnis/ del-FIN-ee-s; , Delphinios, literally "Delphic"), and Pythius (/pis/ PITH-ee-s; , Puthios, from , Pytho, the area around Delphi), after Actium () and Delphi () respectively, two of his principal places of worship. An etiology in the Homeric hymns associated the epithet "Delphinius" with dolphins. He was worshipped as Acraephius (/krifis/ -KREE-fee-s; ,[clarification needed] Akraiphios, literally "Acraephian") or Acraephiaeus (/krifiis/ -KREE-fee-EE-s; , Akraiphiaios, literally "Acraephian") in the Boeotian town of Acraephia (), reputedly founded by his son Acraepheus; and as Smintheus (/smnjus/ SMIN-thews; , Smintheus, "Sminthian"that is, "of the town of Sminthos or Sminthe") near the Troad town of Hamaxitus. The epithet "Smintheus" has historically been confused with , "mouse", in association with Apollo's role as a god of disease. For this he was also known as Parnopius (/prnopis/ par-NOH-pee-s; , Parnopios, from , "locust") and to the Romans as Culicarius (/kjulkris/ KEW-li-KARR-ee-s; from Latin culicarius, "of midges").

What epithet has historically been confused with "mouse?"
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ANS: Smintheus
QUES: Holy Roman Empire central power had begun to decline following years of imperial adventures in Italian lands, often ceding hegemony in Western Europe to France, which had long since centralized power. France began an aggressive policy of expanding eastward, first to the rivers Rhone and Meuse, and when those borders were reached, aiming for the Rhine. In 1299, the French proposed a marriage alliance between Philip IV of France's sister Blanche and Albert I of Germany's son Rudolf, with Alsace to be the dowry; however, the deal never came off. In 1307, the town of Belfort was first chartered by the Counts of Montbeliard. During the next century, France was to be militarily shattered by the Hundred Years' War, which prevented for a time any further tendencies in this direction. After the conclusion of the war, France was again free to pursue its desire to reach the Rhine and in 1444 a French army appeared in Lorraine and Alsace. It took up winter quarters, demanded the submission of Metz and Strasbourg and launched an attack on Basel.

What were the names of the first two rivers France aggressively went to while expanding eastward?
What is the answer?
ANS: Rhone and Meuse
QUES: Nocturnal migrants minimize predation, avoid overheating, and can feed during the day. One cost of nocturnal migration is the loss of sleep. Migrants may be able to alter their quality of sleep to compensate for the loss.

What is a cost of nocturnal migration?
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ANS:
loss of sleep