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Coral reefs systems are a major tourism attraction because of their beauty and color of the corals and their many associated animals.
People look at them while snorkeling and diving.
One example of a coral reef is in Malaysia at Pulau Tioman, off the State of Pahang.
The most famous is the Great Barrier Reef off the East coast of Australia.
Most present-day coral reefs were formed after the last ice age when melting ice caused the sea level to rise and flood the continental shelves.
This means they are less than 10,000 years old.
As coral reef communities were established on the shelves, they built reefs that grew upwards, keeping pace with the rise in sea level.
Reefs that did not keep pace became drowned reefs, covered by so much water that there was insufficient light for further survival.
Coral reefs are also found in the deep sea away from the continental shelves, around oceanic islands and as atolls.
The vast majority of these ocean coral islands are volcanic in origin.
The few exceptions have tectonic origins where plate movements have lifted the deep ocean floor on the surface.
Coral reefs are fragile ecosystems.
Because corals need warm, sunlit water to live, they often grow close to the top of the water.
Being so close to land makes them often be damaged by poisons and dirt that can come from boats and the land nearby.
Dirt makes the water more cloudy, which makes the sunlight less.
Poisons can bleach and kill corals.
Also, they are hard for ships to see, but easy to hit, which makes ships often run into the coral, damaging both the boats and coral.
Because of this, many countries are trying to lessen the kinds of building that usually happen near beaches that have coral reefs nearby, and be more careful about the boats that go around reefs.
A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
This is an evergreen whose leaves give off a pleasant scent.
The wreath is traditionally worn on the head.
In Greek mythology, the god Apollo is shown wearing a laurel wreath because of the story of Apollo and Daphne.
In Ancient Greece, it was given to special people, such as winners in competitions in poetry or sports, such as the Ancient Olympic Games.
It was also used in Ancient Rome, and Roman Emperors are often shown wearing laurel wreaths.
In the Summer Olympics 2004 in Athens, Greece gave laurel wreaths to the winners.
The saying "resting on one's laurels" comes from this and means that someone relaxes now because he or she did something good in the past.
In some countries the laurel wreath is used as a symbol of the master's degree.
The wreath is given to young masters in the graduation ceremony of the university.
The word "Laureate" in 'poet laureate' refers to the laurel wreath.
In modern times, wreaths are used for their decorative quality rather than ceremonial use.
Wreaths may be made with flowers such as roses to make them more appealing.
Ranchi is the capital city of Jharkhand state of India.
About 11,26,720 people lived in Ranchi (census:2011).
One of the oldest psychiatric hospitals of India was located there.
Ujjain is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ujjain is a very old city, and one of the seven holy cities of the Hindus.
It was an important city of Ancient India.
An important Muslim pilgrimage destination, it is known for the Mahakaleshwar Temple, a towering structure with a distinctively ornate roof.
Nearby, Bade Ganesh Temple houses a colorful statue of Ganesh, the elephant-headed Hindu deity.
Harsiddhi Temple features a pair of tall dark pillars studded with lamps.
Settlements in Madhya Pradesh
Ayodhya (; IAST: ) is a city in Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The Ramayana tells that Raam, a god of Hindus, was born in Ayodhya.
Ayodhya is on the bank of the Sarayu River.
The city is about five kilometers east of Faizabad, another important city of Uttar Pradesh.
The Ramayana tells that Ayodhya was the capital city of Raam’s kingdom.
Raam was a form (an avatar) of Vishnu.
Ayodhya is one of the seven most holy cities of Hindus.
Tulsidas (1541-1623) was an Indian writer.
He wrote many books which are manifestation of Sanatan dharma and Indian ideology.
His most famous book is the Ramcharitmanas.
This book was written in a language called Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi.
The book tells the story of Lord Rama and his war and victory over Ravan, the king of Lanka.
Rama fought for his wife Sita and brought her back from Lanka to Ayodhya.
Another book written by Tulsidas is Kavitavali.
Tulsidas was born in Rajapur, in what is now Uttar Pradesh, in Samvat 1589 or 1532 A.D. He was a Sarayuparina Brahmin by birth and is regarded as an incarnation of Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana.
His father's name was Atmaram Dubey
and his mother's name Hulsi .Tulsidas conceived of god in the form of Rama .
Tulsidas's composition 'Ramcharitmanas.'
written in Awadhi is important both as an expression of his devotion and as a literary work .His devotion in the literary world is very important.
We should remember him and his teachings and always follow his teachings in our life.
He founded the Sankatmochan Temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman in Varanasi.
Tulsidas wrote a number of books which is the famous among Indians and through out the world.
1543 births
1623 deaths
Indian writers
People from Uttar Pradesh
Mathura is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mathura is a very old city, and one of the seven holy cities of the Hindus.
More Information about Mathura
The Pulitzer Prize is an American prize given to journalism and literature.
The prize is considered a very high prize.
It is also given for musical composition of very high standard.
Joseph Pulitzer started it.
Columbia University in New York City awards the prize.
Prizes are given in twenty-one categories.
The winner gets $10,000 cash award and a certificate.
One of the twenty-one prizes is the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The Titans (, Titânes - "Straining ones") were members of the second generation of immortal beings in Greek mythology.
Though many beings were referred to as Titans in the myths, the term is usually used in reference to the twelve children of Gaia and Ouranos.
They ruled the cosmos prior to the Olympians, with whom they fought for control of the universe in a series of battles known as the Titanomachy.
The Olympians emerged victorious, as many of the Titans were cast into Tartarus.
The first generation (Ouranides)
The first generation of Titans were the children of Gaia and Ouranos; known as the Ouranides or the Elder Titans, they were twelve in total.
Koios (Coeus)
Kreios (Crius)
The second generation (Coenides, Creonides, Hyperionides, and Iapetionides)
The second generation of Titans were mostly children of the original Twelve.
These include the children of Okeanos and Tethys: the Potamoi, gods of rivers, and the Okeanides, who were three thousand in number, as well as the Nephelai, cloud nymphs.
Afterwards came the sons of Iapetos and the Okeanid Asia/Klymene.
Known as the Iapetionides, there were four of them: Atlas (the eldest), Prometheus and Epimetheus (who were twins), and Menoitios.
Turkish (Türkçe) is a language officially spoken in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
The language is also spoken by several million ethnic Turkish immigrants in Europe.
Turkish is most closely related to other Turkic languages, including Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Kazakh.
Another theory is that it is one of the many Altaic languages, which also include Japanese, Mongolian, and Korean.
Turkish used to be written with the Arabic alphabet from about 900 to 1928.
However, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk changed it to the Latin alphabet.
The Turkish government justified the move as making Turkish much easier to learn to increase literacy.
The literacy rate indeed increased greatly after the reform, from around 10.5% (in 1927) to over 90% (today).
However, some say that the move was also to distance the country from the Ottoman Empire, whose documents can no longer be read except by a few scholars.
The Latin alphabet was made to reflect the actual sounds of spoken Turkish, rather than simply transcribing the old Ottoman script into a new form.
The Turkish alphabet has 29 letters, seven of which (Ç, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ş, and Ü) have been modified from their Latin originals for the phonetic requirements of the language.
It represents modern Turkish pronunciation with a high degree of accuracy and specificity.
It is the current official alphabet and the latest in a series of distinct alphabets used in different eras.
Simple phrases
Merhaba = Hello (formal)
Selam = Hello
= How are you?
İyiyim = I'm fine
Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal)
Teşekkürler = Thanks
Sağ ol = Thank you
Benim adım ... = My name is ...
Türkçe bilmiyorum.
= I don't speak Turkish.
= Do you speak English?
Tekrarlar mısınız?
= Can you repeat?
Evet = Yes
Hayır = No
Belki = Maybe
Biraz = A little
= I'm hungry.
= Stop!
= Don't do it!
= I don't want it.
Tabii = Sure
= I waited.
Titan (mythology), a kind of god in Greek mythology
Titan (moon), one of Saturn's moons
Titan (Six Flags Over Texas), a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas
Titan (Space World), a roller coaster at Space World
Phoebe is a Titan in Greek mythology.
She was associated with the moon.
She is the daughter of Uranos and Gaia.
She was married to her brother Coeus, and had two daughters: Leto  and Asteria.
Leto bore Artemis and Apollo, Asteria is the mother of Hecate.
The Olympians beat the Titans in the ten-year war.
She and the Titans were summoned by Zeus to Tarturus, in the Underworld.
Phoebe, a Titan in Greek mythology
Phoebe (moon), one of Saturn's moons
Rhea (Greek: Ῥέα) is one of the Titans in Greek mythology, daughter of Gaia and Ouranos.
She was the sister and wife of Kronos, and the mother of the first generation of the Olympian gods (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus).
Known as the “Great Mother” (Magna Mater), Rhea had little influence in Greek cult, although she was identified with the Phrygian mother-goddess Cybele.
Her Roman equivalent is Ops.
Rhea’s name is believed to be derived from the word  (rheo), meaning “flow” or “ease”.
Magnus II of Sweden, or Magnus Henriksson (died 1161) was a Danish lord.
He was King of Sweden between 1160 and 1161.
Magnus killed Eric the Saint as he left the church in Uppsala on May 18, 1160.
He ruled as king of almost all of Sweden.
Then he was murdered by the men of Charles Sverkerson, the rival king, the year after.
12th-century births
1161 deaths
Karl Sverkersson (c. 1130 – 12 April 1167) was the King of Sweden between 1160 and 1167.
1130s births
1167 deaths
Knut Eriksson (born before 1150 – died 1195/96) was the King of Sweden between 1173 and 1195.
Sverker II of Sweden was the King of Sweden between 1196 to 1208.
He was killed July 17, 1210 in the Battle of Gestilren.
1210 deaths
Erik was the son of King Knut Eriksson of Sweden, but his mother is now unknown.
In 1205 he escaped from the Battle of Älgarås, where his three brothers were killed.
He stayed for three years with family in Norway.
He returned to Sweden in 1208 and defeated Sverker II of Sweden in the battle of Lena.
He was married in 1210 to Rikissa of Denmark, the daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark and Sophia of Novgorod.
Eric was elected king, but the coronation took place only in November 1210, after the Battle of Gestilren where he again defeated and killed Sverker II.
Sverker had attempted to regain the throne.
King Erik's coronation is the earliest known coronation in Sweden.
It was carried out by the bishop Valerius, a former supporter of King Sverker II.
In 1216, Pope Innocent III agreed that King Erik was King of Sweden, and also any other pagan lands he captured, probably Finland.
Previously, Innocent III had supported Sverker II.
Very little is known about King Erik's reign, but it is said that the crops were good while he was king.
Sofia (died before 24 April 1241), married to Prince Burwin Henry III of Mecklenburg ( d. 1277/1278)
Marianne, Pomeranian princess, also called Mariana or Marina
Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, married Birger Jarl.
Erik Eriksson, calledErik the Lisp and the Lame.
He was born in 1216 after his father's death.
The Karl Chronicle says that "Erik Lisp and Lame" also had a sister, Martha Farmer.
This would have been Erik Knutsson's daughter.
Historian Dick Harrison says that this is only political propaganda for Martha's cousin, Karl Knutsson (Bonde).
This untrue connection would have made him a relative of the House of Eric.
Erik died of a fever in 1216 at Nas Castle in Visingsö.
He is buried in the Varnhems Church.
1180 births
Johan Sverkersson (c. 1201 – March 10, 1222) was the King of Sweden between 1216 and 1222.
1200s births
1222 deaths
Eric XI of Sweden (Erik Eriksson) was the King of Sweden from 1222 to 1229, and from 1234 to 1250.
1216 births
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme opinions and protests, especially those against gay people.
The church is widely described as a hate group.
It was originally headed by Fred Phelps and consists mostly of members of his large family.
In 2011, the church claimed it had about 40 members.
The church is in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Topeka about three miles (5 km) west of the Kansas State Capitol.
Its first public service was held on November 27, 1955.
The church has been involved in actions against gay people since at least 1991.
This is when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at Gage Park six blocks northwest of the church.
In addition to conducting anti-gay protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals and public events that are likely to get it media attention.
Protests have also been held against Jews and some protests have included WBC members stomping on the American flag.
The WBC is not affiliated with any Baptist denomination.
The Baptist World Alliance and the Southern Baptist Convention (the two largest Baptist denominations) have each denounced the WBC over the years.
The church describes itself as following "Primitive Baptist" and Calvinist principles.
Baptist churches
1955 establishments in the United States
LGBT in the United States
Churches in the United States
Buildings and structures in Kansas
The University of Chicago is a university in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois.
It started when the American Baptist Education Society used money from John D. Rockefeller to build it.
The university began in 1890.
William Rainey Harper was the university's first president in 1891.
The first classes were held in 1892.
Many people think it is one of the best universities in the world.
Its students get a strong liberal arts education.
The university also does important research work.
Some of this research work is for the United States government.
The university is known for providing good education in economics (the study of the economy), linguistics (the study of language), social science (the study of society), and mathematics (the study of numbers).
Physicists at the University of Chicago built the world's first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction.
The University spends $472 million on sponsored research each year.
The University of Chicago has had about 90 Nobel Prize winners. (
The Nobel Prize is received for using one's intelligence to contribute meaningfully to society.)
Types of schools
Chicago Booth School of Business
Pritzker School of Medicine
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
School of Social Service Administration.
University of Chicago Magazine website
Archival Photographic Files University of Chicago Library
Alumnus Arley D. Cathey pledges $17 million
Colleges and universities in Chicago
1890s establishments in Illinois
In 1985 the new Green Party prepared to enter into a German state government for the first time in its history.
The first green cabinet minister in German history was going to be Joschka Fischer who later became minister of Foreign Affairs in the German Federal Government under chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
The 1985 Hesse coalition was to be based on an official policy agreement negotiated by both parties.
During a final night session of the negotiations the Greens tabled a demand that Hesse join the "Shanghai Fugu Agreement".
This was accepted by their tired Social Democratic counterparts and became official state policy.
The Greens argued that the fugu fish is well known to be a dangerous delicacy requiring specialised chefs who mostly come from Asia.
Due to expanding restrictions on work permits restaurants have found it difficult to employ such specialists.
The "Shanghai Fugu Agreement" provides special regulations for certified fugu chefs internationally.
The agreement was absolutely fictional but was neither discovered to be a joke by the Social Democrats during the nightly negotiations nor later by civil servants or the press who went through the coalition contracts.
It took years to be discovered as the joke it was.
1985 in Europe
1980s in Germany
A siren is a device that is able to produce a loud noise.
Sirens can be found on emergency vehicles, like ambulances.
They are also installed on buildings, to warn of tornadoes, or air raids.
Types of Sirens
Emergency Vehicles
Vehicles used by firefighters (fire truck), police officers (police car) and paramedics/emergency medical technicians (ambulance) are often fitted a siren to warn people that the vehicle is coming and to make a clear path, usually by pulling over.
These vehicles often may break some traffic laws when traveling to an emergency.
If other vehicles do not stop and make a path, an accident could happen.
Air raid sirens
In World War II, many nations installed air raid sirens in cities to warn when enemy planes were coming to attack with bombs.
After the war ended these sirens were kept ready to sound, in case a new war started, due to the tense relationship between the United States and  Soviet Union (USSR) (Now Russia) that existed from 1947–1991.
As weapons have gotten faster, quieter and harder to spot, the ability to provide warning before a bomb or missile falls has become difficult.
A number of countries, including the United States, now use their sirens to warn of severe weather, such as tornadoes, tsunamis; emergencies at dams, chemical plants and nuclear power stations.
In an mathematical interval those things are usually numbers.
In music, an interval (music) is the distance between two notes.
In a live performance, an interval is like an intermission.
It gives the performers and the audience a break.
An interval can be the distance between two moments in time.
The Washington Capitals are an American ice hockey team in Washington, DC.
They are a part of the National Hockey League (NHL).
They won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Rhea Silvia is a woman from Roman mythology.
In the legend about the founding of Rome, is the mother of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.
She was the daughter of Numitor Silvius, king of the city Alba Longa.
According to Plutarch, there are many versions of Rhea Silvia's story, and it is not clear which one is real.
But this is one of the best known and most widely accepted: When Numitor's brother Amulius became king by force, he made Rhea Silvia become a Vestal Virgin, so she would not have children who could be kings instead of him.
But the god Mars seduced Rhea Silvia and she had the twins Romulus and Remus.
For Vestals, the punishment for having sex was death.
So when people found out she was pregnant, Rhea Silvia was buried alive, which was the punishment for a Vestal Virgin who did not remain a virgin.
Her sons were thrown into the Tiber by a servant, but were saved by the river god Tiberinus, who also saved Rhea Silvia and later married her.
The Tiber River that flows through Rome gets its name from Tiberinus.
He married Rhea Silvia while the twins, Romulus and Remus, were raised by a she-wolf.
When the babies were a few months old, a cowherd found them and raised them.
When they were adults, they decided to build a city together.
But they realized only one of them could be its king.
The two men waited on opposite hills for an omen while their followers watched.
At first, six vultures landed on the hill where Remus was waiting.
The followers believed this would mean the city would last for six hundred years.
But then twelve vultures landed on Romulus' hill and they named the city after him instead.
Shortly afterword, Remus made fun of the city wall Romulus was building.
Either one of Romulus' friends or Romulus himself hit Remus, and he died.
The city was named after Romulus, Rome.
Virginity means a state of purity or inexperience.
Traditionally a virgin is a person that has not had sexual intercourse.
Virginity has different meanings and importance in different religions and cultures.
Virgin women do not need to have an unbroken hymen.
A hymen is a human tissue that partially blocks the opening of the vagina about two inches deep.
When a man inserts his penis or other object(s) are inserted into the vagina, it can tear or break the hymen which may result in bleeding.
This blood from the hymen is important in many cultures, as it is a sign that the woman is a virgin; even though it is not necessary for the hymen to be broken to signify a woman's lack of virginity.
The hymen can also, however, be worn away naturally by riding a horse, playing sports, or other recreational activities; it can also heal over time just like torn human tissue can.
It is possible for a virgin to have a sexually transmitted disease, which was acquired by some other means: such as drug use, blood or plasma transfusions, close skin contact in the pubic area with infected people, oral sex, and other means.
In several polytheistic religions (religions with many gods), priestesses of certain gods have to be virgins, one notable exception is the Sumerian goddess Fauk'Stek, who was believed to have impregnated the sun god Loki and to have 'taught the Earth and its sons the glory of sacrifice'.
In many cultures it is said that women should be virgins until marriage.
In some cultures, women who are not virgins until marriage are ostracized or murdered.
Tethys is not to be confused with / is different from Thetis, the mother of Achilles.
Tethys is a Titan in Greek mythology.
She is the titan of fresh water.
With her brother Okeanos her children are the river gods, the sea and spring nymphs, the Okeanids.
Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It has an estimated population of 436,000 people in the urban area including some municipalities from City of East Sarajevo which is the part of Republika Srpska entity.
The city has people living in it from many different cultures.
It has mosques, synagogues, and churches.
The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo.
During the Siege of Sarajevo, parts of the city were destroyed.
Most of the city is now recovered and rebuilt.
Official Sarajevo website
Sarajevo Guide
Iapetos, father of man kind and mountains, also known as Iaepetus or Japetus, is a Titan in Greek mythology.
He is the son of Uranos and Gaia.
With the Oceanid Klymene his children are Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoitios.
Kronos (Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos; Latin: CRONVS, Cronus), is the leader of the Titans and the Titan of time in Greek mythology.
The son of Gaia (Mother Earth) and Ouranos (Father Sky), he was the youngest of his brothers.
At the urging of Gaia, Kronos castrated his father, Ouranos, with a sickle and overthrew him, ruling the cosmos as king during the so-called Golden Age.
Kronos married his sister Rhea, and sired the first generation of the Olympian gods: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.
In fear of a prophecy that told of him being overthrown by his own children, Kronos swallowed each of them as soon they were born.
Only the youngest, Zeus, managed to escape this fate and, after freeing his siblings, waged war against Kronos and the other Titans.
During this Titanomachy, the Olympians emerged victorious, and Kronos himself was cast into Tartarus.
In some versions, Kronos was later freed by Zeus and became ruler of the Elysian Islands.
Kronos appears as the main antagonist in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Okeanos (Latin: Oceanus) is a Titan in Greek mythology.
He is titan of the earth-encircling river Okeanos.
His parents are Gaia and Uranos.
With his sister Tethys his children are the river gods, the sea and spring nymphs, the Okeanids.
The Okeanids or Okeanides () are  the daughters of the Titans Okeanos and Tethys in Greek mythology.
They were nymphs of the ocean, said to be three thousand in number.
Many people also know these goddesses as lovers.
Doris - Wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
Klymene - Wife of Iapetus and mother of Atlas and Prometheus
Metis - Mother of Athena, she was Zeus' first consort
Pleione - Mother of the Pleiades
Styx - The goddess of the dreaded river upon which the gods swore.
She was the wife of Pallas and the mother of Nike, goddess of victory.
Crius or Krios (Ancient Greek: Κρεῖος or Κριός) is one of the Twelve Titans, the son of Gaia and Ouranos.
The Titan god of the constellations, Krios ruled over the southern corner of the world, which he received as a reward for his part in Ouranos’ castration (he held down one of Ouranos’ arms).
Like his brothers, Krios was cast into Tartarus at the end of the Titanomachy.
His wife was the minor goddess Eurybia, daughter of Pontus and Gaia, with whom he sired Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses.
Coeus is the Titan of intelligence in Greek mythology.
With his sister Phoebe his children are Leto, and Asteria.
Uranos is the sky in Greek mythology.
It is also spelt Ouranos, and in Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός - "sky" or "heaven".
He is the son and husband of the primordial goddess Gaia and father of the Titans Hekatonkheires, and Elder Cyclopes.
His Roman equivalent was Caelus, the husband of Terra, as Gaia was known to the Romans.
The planet Uranus is named after Uranos.
So is the radioactive chemical element uranium.
Gaia (Ancient Greek: Γαῖα), also spelled Gaea, is the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology.
She was a primordial being, one of the first to have sprung forth from the void of Chaos.
She is the mother and wife of Ouranos (Father Sky), with whom she sired the Titans, the Hekatonkheires, and the Elder Cyclopes.
Other children of Gaia include Pontus (the sea), and the storm giant Typhon.
Her Roman equivalent is Terra.
Gaia is the goddess of the Earth and these are her offspring as related in various myths.
Some are related consistently, some are mentioned only in minor variants of myths, and others are related in variants that are considered to reflect a confusion of the subject or association.
Through Parthenogenesis
Ouranos
With Elara
Tityas
With Oceanus
Creusa
Spercheus
With Pontus
Eurybia
Thaumas
With Aether
Aergia
With Poseidon
With Tartarus
With Ouranos
Hecatonchires
Briareus
Cottus
Gyes
Elder Muses
Mneme
Aoide
Crius
With Hephaestus
Erichthonius of Athens
With Zeus
Manes father of Atys
Unknown father or through parthenogenesis
Mimas
Cranaus
Pheme
Amphictyon
Erebus is the god of darkness in Greek mythology.
He came out of Chaos.
He was also known to be the god fire; and he was that until Hephaestus took his place along with the ability of metal works.
He is the twin of Nyx, the Goddess of Night.
Kallisto or Callisto was a nymph in Greek mythology, a companion of Artemis.
Zeus came to her looking like Artemis, and with him she was the mother of Arkas.
Hera in her jealousy made Kallisto a bear.
Then her son was looked after by Maia, a nymph.
Semele is a person in Greek mythology.
She is the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
She has a child called Dionysus, who grows up and becomes a god.
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and occasional actor.
In the United Kingdom, he has sold more albums than any other British singer.
He has sold more than 70 million records worldwide.
Williams performed his first songs in 1990, with the group Take That.
In 1995, he left Take That to start playing and writing music on his own.
On 15 July 2010, he rejoined Take That.
The group released a new album in November 2010.
It became the second fastest-selling album of all-time in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century.
After he left Take That, Williams' first record was the song "Freedom", which was written by George Michael.
His first album was called "Life Thru a Lens".
It was first sold in September 1997.
At this time, Williams had many problems with alcohol and depression. "
Angels", a song from his first album, became his most famous song.
Because "Angels" was so successful, the album "Life Thru a Lens" became much more popular, and he sold more than three million copies of it in Europe.
Williams wrote "Millennium", which was a song based on the music from the James Bond films, for his second album, "I've Been Expecting You". "
Millennium" became his first Number One in the charts.
Two more songs from the same album, "No Regrets" (which Williams wrote with Neil Tennant and Neil Hannon) and "Strong", were both successful in the United Kingdom.
Another song from this album, "She's The One", also became a number One song.
Williams was not very successful outside Europe until he made the album "Sing When You're Winning", which was first sold in August 2000.
The song "Rock DJ" won many awards: for example, it was called "Best Single (song) Of The Year" at the BRIT Awards, and MTV gave Robbie Williams an award for the special effects in the video.
At this time, Robbie Williams recorded a duet, "Kids", with Kylie Minogue.
Many of his songs, for example, "Supreme" and "Better Man", became popular in many different countries.
In 2001, Williams recorded covers (copies) of several songs that had been performed earlier by Frank Sinatra.
One of these songs was a duet with Nicole Kidman, called "Somethin' Stupid".
Later in 2001, he began to sell the album "Swing When You're Winning".
The album became successful very quickly.
Altogether he sold 7 million copies.
A song from the album, "Beyond the Sea", was used at the end of the film "Finding Nemo".
At this time, he also recorded a song he had written, "Eternity", which was not on any albums.
It was very successful and became a Number One song.
In 2002, Williams signed a contract to say he would work for the company EMI.
He worked on his next album, "Escapology", for a year.
Many people think that "Escapology" was different from Williams' earlier music.
The album was very successful in Europe, but it was not so successful in America.
For the video for the song "Something Beautiful", Robbie ran a competition.
The winner of the competition pretended to be Williams in the video.
In the end, he chose three winners, so he made three different videos for the song.
In 2004, Williams put his most popular songs together.
He called this collection "Greatest Hits".
There were also some new songs on this album, for example, "Radio".
In February 2005, the BRIT Awards TV show asked people to vote to answer the question "What was the best song between 1980 and 2005?"
The winner was "Angels" by Williams.
In October 2005, Williams' sixth album, "Intensive Care", was first sold.
Williams and Steven Duffy wrote the songs for this album.
At this time, four of the singers from Take That went to London for a TV show.
They asked Williams to come, but he said he did not want to come to London with them.
The newspaper The Sunday Mirror said that the other singers were "gutted" (very unhappy and disappointed) because Williams would not come.
In 2006, Williams started to perform at concerts all over the world.
He recorded his new song, "Rudebox", which was very different from his other songs.
Many people did not like it, and the newspaper The Sun said that "Rudebox" was "the worst song ever".
The song was quite successful, but the album, which was also called "Rudebox", sold fewer copies than any of Williams' other albums.
Williams worked with Guy Chambers and Mark Ronson for his next album, Reality Killed the Video Star.
The album was released on 9 November 2009 in the United Kingdom.
On 11 October 2009 Williams published a 12-track compilation album, titled Songbook.
It was a free CD for the newspaper The Mail on Sunday.
The CD is a one-off album of some of his biggest hits - including several rare live performances.
In October 2010 Williams released his second greatest hits album, In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010, to celebrate 20 years as a performing artist.
Williams' ninth album Take the Crown was released on 5 November 2012.
On 15 November 2013 Williams' tenth album Swings Both Ways was released.
Williams lives in Los Angeles, in California.
He has often said that he likes Los Angeles because he can feel free and private.
Williams moved back to the UK in 2009.
He bought an £8.5 million mansion in Compton Bassett, Wiltshire.
It was nearby to close friend Jonathan Wilkes who lives in Swindon.
Williams sold the mansion a year later to move back to Los Angeles.
He often has problems with alcohol, drugs and mental illness.
He has often visited special hospitals to cure his addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Some people have suggested that Williams might be gay, but he says he has "never slept with (had sexual intercourse with) a man".
In 2005, when MGN wrote an article that said Williams was gay, his lawyer made the writers give him compensation (money) because they had written libel (lies).
He has had relationships with many women, including TV presenter Rachel Hunter and singer Nicole Appleton.
On 7 August 2010, Williams and long time girlfriend, actress Ayda Field, married at his home in Los Angeles.
On 30 March 2012 Williams said that he and his wife would become parents for the first time.
Their daughter Theodora Rose was born on 18 September 2012.
Biggest hits
1996: Freedom
1997: Old Before I Die, Angels
1998: Let Me Entertain You, Millennium, No Regrets
1999: Strong, She's the One
2000: Rock DJ, Kids, Supreme
2001: Eternity/Road to Mandalay, Something Stupid
2002: Feel
2003: Come Undone, Something Beautiful, Sexed Up
2004: Radio, Misunderstood
2005: Tripping, Advertising Space
2006: Rudebox
2009: Bodies
2010: Shame
2012: Candy
2016: Love My Life, Party Like a Russian
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Hyperion (, Hyperíōn - "The High-One") is the Titan god of light, son of Gaia and Ouranos.
The eldest of his brothers next to Okeanos, Hyperion ruled over the eastern corner of the world, which was given to him as a reward for his part in Ouranos’ castration (he held Ouranos by his left foot).
By his sister, the Titaness Theia, he is the father of Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon), and Eos (Dawn).
He also married a nymph and gave birth to children who could do pharmica one of which was Circe.
Hyperion fought against the Olympians in the Titanomachy, after which he was cast into Tartarus alongside his brothers.
Bharata has several meanings.
Some of the meanings are given below:
A king of Ancient India named Bharat.
Ancient name of India was Bharatavarsh, the country of Bharata.
Bharata was the name of one of the brothers of Rama, a god of the Hindus.
A writer named Bharata wrote a book long back.
The book is named Natyashastra, that is, the book of dramas.
Bharata is another name for Republic of India.
This has been noted in the constitution of India.
Durga is one of the goddesses in Hinduism and is a form of Devi, the supreme goddess.
In Bengal, she is said to be the mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya as well of Saraswati and Lakshmi.
She is considered a divine mother, a guardian, and a warrior who protects divine law and righteousness, and these are her main roles.
Durga is most often seen as a warrior woman riding a lion or a tiger with eight or ten hands carrying weapons and assuming mudras, or symbolic hand gestures.
This way, the Goddess is the embodiment of feminine and creative energy (Shakti).
According to the narrative from the Devi Mahatmya of the Markandeya Purana, Durga was made by the gods as a warrior goddess to fight a demon.
The demon's father, Rambha, king of the demons, once fell in love with a water buffalo, and Mahishasur was born from this union.
He is therefore able to change between human and buffalo form at will (mahisha means "buffalo").
Through intense prayers to Brahma, Mahishasura was given the boon that he could not be defeated by any man or god.
He unleashed a reign of terror on earth, heaven and the nether worlds.
The gods, realizing that only a woman or goddess could defeat the buffalo demon, gave forth all of their creative energy and created Durga.
Durga, holding many weapons, went to battle with Mahishasur and won, saving the gods and men from destruction.
Theia is a Titan in Greek mythology.
She is the titan of sight.
With her brother Hyperion her children are Helios, Selene, and Eos.
She was also considered the moons eyes because Selene was her daughter and Selene was the titan of the moon.
Themis is a Titan in Greek mythology.
She is the titan of law and order.
She is also featured in the game Golden Sun 2 as the famous and one of the weakest weapons around the game called the Themis Axe.
Adi Shankara (also called Shankaracharya; 788–820) was an Indian religious philosopher.
He was born in Kalady, in the Indian state of Kerala.
He traveled to many parts of Ancient India.
Shankara wrote many books in Sanskrit.
He founded a branch of Hindu thoughts named Advaita.
He wrote many books such as Saundarya laharifor lauding Lakshmi.
Shankara gave explanations for Brahma Sutra, Bhagavat Geeta, etc.
His first guru was Gaudapada, who lived as a seer on the banks of river Narmada.
He established for Maths in four extreme corner to spread the message of Advaita other all over the country.
They ate:
North-Jyotirmatha at Badrinath
West-Shardapitha at Dwarka
East-Govardhanmatha at Puri
South-Sringeri matha at Sringeri
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Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy.
In Italian its name is Lago di Garda.
The lake is 51.6 kilometres long and 17.2 kilometres wide.
It covers an area of 369.98 square kilometres.
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An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize that they have done something very good.
Usual awards are medal, trophy, ribbon, certificate, or plaque for example.
Sometimes awards are called prizes, such as the Nobel Prize.
Awards can be given by any person or institution.
Governments and militaries often give awards to their citizens for contributions they have made to the nation.
This recognition can be given during the person's lifetime or even after they have died.
In the United States if a military member receives a posthumous award it is generally presented to their family members or next of kin.
This can include medals like the Medal of Honor; promotions to the next higher grade or naming a building or ship after them.
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In Greek mythology, Thetis (Greek: Θέτις) is a sea nymph, one of the fifty Nereids, the daughters of Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, and Doris.
Like other sea figures, Thetis bore the gift of prophecy as well as the ability to change her shape at will.
She was married to the mortal hero Peleus, by whom she is the mother of Achilles.
Tirunelveli is a city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India.
It is also called Nellai.
Thamirabarani River flows through Tirunelveli.
Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet that is generally referred to as 'Alwa' in Tamil.
There are tiny villages in and around Tirunelveli like Alwarkurichi, Kalidaikurichi, Rangasamudram, Cheran Mahadevi.
Tirunelveli is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India.
It is the headquarters of Tirunelveli District.
Tirunelveli is about 2000 years old and is a town of old tradition.
Tirunelveli was the capital of the Pandya Kingdom for some time, next to Madurai.
Tirunelveli is on the banks of the river Thamiraparani; it is on the way to Kanniyakumari from Madurai.
It is a twin town - Thirunelveli and Palayamkottai.
The town is about 650kilometers away from Chennai.
The temple of Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi is in the centre of Tirunelveli.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and worshipped as Nellaiappar.
Thiru-Nel-Veli (Thiru - Shri, Nel = Paddy, Veli = Fence).
It is believed that food grains collected for worship at the temple were protected from the floods by the fence, hence the name Nel Veli came.
The famous Courtallam Waterfalls are in Tirunelveli District.
Tirunelveli is famous for Tirunelveli halwa.
A domestic worker is a person who works within the scope of a residence.
A domestic worker is a paid employee.
They are free to leave their employment if they wish.
Many domestic workers are required by their employer to wear a uniform when in their employer's home.
In the Victorian era, Britain had many domestic workers.
The butler was the most important one.
At meal times he would be like a head waiter.
Other male domestic workers were often called "valets".
A valet (sometimes said with a silent "t") usually looked after his master’s clothes and comforts, and possibly looked after money matters as well.
Female domestic worker were usually maids who cleaned, cooks who prepared the meals, and nannies who looked after the children.
Gardeners did the gardening.
In the early 18th century, even some musicians were servants and had to wear livery (uniform).
In 1717, when composer Johann Sebastian Bach said he wanted to leave his job, the duke he worked for put him in prison.
In the 19th century, there were many domestic workers in Europe or the United States, as well as in other countries.
In the early 20th century, new laws were made in Britain to protect domestic workers, and give them more rights.
Today in many parts of the world domestic workers from poorer countries are often employed by people in the richer countries.
To ensure the right of decent work for all kind of domestic workers including migrant workers, International Labour Organization has made Convention No.
189 on domestic workers.
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Cassandra or Kassandra (, also 'Alexandra') was a person in Greek mythology.
She was the daughter of King Priam of Troy and Hecuba, and twin sister of Helen.
She was famous for her prophesies of bad events.
The god Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy so that she would love him, but Kassandra did not want him.
This made Apollo angry, but he could only change his gift and not take it away.
So he made it that Kassandra could only foresee bad things, and that no one would ever believe her.
In the Trojan War Kassandra knew of the trick with the Trojan Horse, but no one believed her, and so Troy was destroyed.
After the Trojan War she became a slave of Agamemnon.
She warned him that his wife Klytaimnestra would kill him.
But he would not believe her, and so Agamemnon was killed, and Kassandra shortly after him.
There is a work called Alexandra by Lykrophon.
The poet is only known through this work which was done between 196 and 190 BC.
The work has 1474 lines, which are done in jambic trimeters.
This is what most Greek tragedies were written in.
Leda is a person in Greek mythology.
She was the daughter of a king, and the wife of King Tyndareos of Sparta.
Zeus seduced her as a swan, and Leda laid two eggs.
When they hatched, her children Helen,  Klytaimnestra, Castor and Pollux) came out.
Helen was a child of Zeus, and the myths vary on who was the father of the others.
Tyndareos (or Latin Tyndareus) was a character in Greek mythology.
He was the king of Sparta, and husband of Leda.
He was the father of Klytaimnestra and  Kastor.
His wife Leda also had Helen and Polydeukes by the god Zeus.
Telemachos (or Latin Telemachus) is a person in Greek mythology.
He is the son of Odysseus of Ithaca and Penelope.
While Odysseus was trying return home, many believed him to be dead.
Suitors surrounded his home, trying to claim Penelope as their wife.
Athena came to Telemachus in disguise and gave him advice.
She told him to search for evidence that his father was still alive.
If he was alive he could force the suitors away.
However, if he believed his father to be dead, he would let one of the suitors claim her.
He gathered a search party and set out to question many of the people Odysseus served with in the war.
He decided that his father was dead.
Telemachos held a competition for the suitors to claim Penelope.
Odysseus showed up in secret, won the competition and rejoined his family.
Antonio Vivaldi (born Venice, 4 March 1678; died Vienna, 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer.
He was the most important composer in Italy at the end of the Baroque period.
Vivaldi wrote more than 400 concertos for various instruments, especially for the violin.
The scores of 21 of his operas, including his first and last, are still intact.
His most popular work is the group of four violin concertos called “The Four Seasons”.
Each concerto describes a season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
He is believed to be the inventor of the ritornello form.
He was very famous for his piccolo compositions, such as Il gardellino.
Vivaldi probably was taught to play the violin by his father, who was professional musician.
He trained to be a priest, and because of his red hair, he became known as "il prete rosso", which means "the red priest.".
He did not work as a priest for very long, and in 1703, he began teaching violin to girls at an orphanage in Venice, the Pio Ospedale della Pietà.
The name means "Devout Hospital of Mercy.".
The girls were chosen because they showed exceptional musical abilities.
They gave regular concerts, so as part of his duties Vivaldi wrote music for them to play.
He lost the job between 1709 and 1711, when he was reappointed.
He also took on the extra job of writing sacred music for the girls' choir.
He continued teaching until 1716 when he was put in charge of all the music events.
Vivaldi's music was becoming well known.
During his break from teaching between 1709 and 1711 he wrote a large number of works including violin sonatas and concertos.
In 1711 he wrote a collection of 12 concertos, L'estro armonico op.3, for one, two and four solo violins was published by Etienne Roger in Amsterdam.
This made him famous throughout Europe, and musicians coming to Venice would visit Vivaldi for lessons.
Further new publications of his music made him even more famous.
The first of his many operas, Ottone in villa, was performed in 1713.
His first oratorio, Juditha Triumphans devicta Holofernis barbaric, was performed by the girls from the Pietà in 1716.
In 1718 Vivaldi left Venice and moved to Mantua, where he became the director of music for the governor, Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt.
He composed his famous "Four Seasons" as well as several operas during this time.
He went to Rome in about 1721, where he performed on several occasions for the Pope.
While he was travelling, he continued to write music for the girls at the Pietà, over the years he sent them about 140 concertos.
He went to a number of cities in Europe to have his operas performed including Vienna, Verona, and Prague.
He often went back to Venice to rehearse his music with the girls.
Even though his music was popular, Vivaldi did not make a lot of money from his music.
As newer musicians, and more modern styles became popular, he found it more difficult to earn a living.
He moved to Austria to play for royalty but when the king died, he became poor and had no way to return home.
He died, a poor man, in Vienna, on 28 July 1741.
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Agamemnon () was a legendary king of Mycenae, as told in The Iliad.
The son of Atreus and Aerope, he was the brother of Menelaus, and the commander of the unified Greek forces in the Trojan War.
His wife was Clytemnestra, with whom he sired Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis.
Homer's Iliad tells the story of his quarrel with Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors, in the final year of the war.
Upon his return home from Troy, Agamemnon is murdered by Aegisthus, the lover of Clytemnestra.
The story of his return home and subsequent murder is featured in the Odyssey (5.266).
Menelaus (, Menelaos - "wrath of the people") is one of the central figures in Homer's Iliad and a hero of the Trojan War.
He was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, and the brother of Agamemnon.
He was the king of Sparta.
His wife was Helen of Troy, said to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
She was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy.
That caused the Trojan War, as Menelaus sought to get Helen back.