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  • 1The Shield of Heracles — (Ancient Greek: Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους Aspis Hêrakleous ) is a fragment of Greek epic, of 481 lines of hexameters. The theme of the episode is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cycnus, the son of Ares, who challenged Heracles to combat as… …

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  • 2History of music in the biblical period — David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that music, both vocal and… …

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  • 3THE MIDDLE AGES — …

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  • 4Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …

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  • 5Socrates and the beginnings of moral philosophy — Hugh H.Benson INTRODUCTION Cicero in Tusculan Disputations famously tells us that Socrates first called philosophy down from the sky, set it in cities and even introduced it into homes, and compelled it to consider life and morals, good and evil …

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  • 6Musician — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Performance of Music. < N PARAG:Musician >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 musician musician artiste performer player minstrel Sgm: N 1 bard bard &c.(poet) 597 Sgm: N 1 accompanist accompanist accordionist …

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  • 7harp — I. n. Lyre. II. v. n. 1. Play on the harp, strike the lyre. 2. Dwell (tediously) …

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  • 8MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …

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  • 9stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… …

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  • 10Alpha Chi Omega — Infobox Fraternity letters= ΑΧΩ name= Alpha Chi Omega crest= founded= Birth date and age|1885|10|15 birthplace= DePauw University, (Greencastle, Indiana) type= Social emphasis= scope= International mission= vision= motto= Together let us seek the …

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