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In Greek mythology King Haemus of Thrace (/ˈhiːməs/; Ancient Greek: Αἷμος Haîmos) was the son of Boreas. He was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife Queen Rhodope […]

In Greek mythology Orthrus (Orthros) or Orthus (Orthos) (Greek: Ὄρθρος; Ὄρθος) was a two-headed dog and a doublet (brother) of Cerberus both whelped by the chthonic monsters Echidna and Typhon. […]

Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22 1889–March 19 1961) was an American politician from Tennessee. He served in the United States House of Representatives.

In Greek mythology Hipponous (Ἱππόνοος) referred to several people:Hipponous father of Capaneus and Periboea with Astynome. He was son of Iocles grandson of Astacus and great-grandson of Hermes and Astabe […]

In Greek mythology Iamus was the son of Evadne a daughter of Poseidon sired by Apollo. Shamed by her pregnancy Evadne exposed the child to the elements. He survived as […]

In Greek mythology Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and either Astynome (daughter of Talaus) or Laodice (daughter of Iphis) and husband of Evadne with whom he fathered Sthenelus. Some […]

In Greek mythology Evadne (Greek: Εὐάδνη) was a name attributed to the following individuals:A daughter of Poseidon and Pitane who was raised by Aepytus of Arcadia and became the mother […]

According to the Roman poets Virgil (Aeneid book v.864) and Ovid the Sirenum scopuli were three small rocky islands where the Sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to […]

In Greek mythology Pheres (Ancient Greek: Φέρης) son of Cretheus and Tyro and brother of Aeson and Amythaon was the founder of Pherae in Thessaly. He fled there from Iolcus […]

David Davy Crockett (August 17 1786 – March 6 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero frontiersman soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the […]