Cyrenean

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• LIBYA — LIBYA, country in N. Africa, consisting of the regions of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica (see cyrene ), and Fezzan. Isolated finds of Jewish origin from pre Exilic Ereẓ Israel were discovered both in Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, but there is no reliable… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Cyrene (mythology) — In Greek mythology, as recorded in Pindar s 9th Pythian ode, Cyrene (or Kyrene, Greek Κυρήνη) ( sovereign queen ) was the daughter of Hypseus, King of the Lapiths. When a lion attacked her father s sheep, Cyrene wrestled with the lion. Apollo,… …   Wikipedia

• Nicanor of Cyrene — Nicanor (Latin; Greek: Νικάνωρ Nikanōr) or Nikanor of Cyrene was an ancient scholar who lived in the Hellenistic period. No works of his survive, but he is mentioned as the author of a work called Changes of names (μετονομασίας). In the mention… …   Wikipedia

• Critola — (Ancient Greek: Κρίτολα, flourished 6th century BC) was a Libyan Greek Princess of Cyrenaica and its capital Cyrene and was a member The Battiads dynasty. She was the daughter of Arcesilaus I the second king of Cyrenaica, while her mother is… …   Wikipedia

• Aretaphila of Cyrene — (Flourished circa 50 B.C., Cyrene, an ancient Greek colony in North Africa) was a Cyrenean noble woman who according to Plutarch in his work De mulierum virtutes (On the Virtues of Women), deposed the tyrant Nicocrates. Brooklyn Museum Dinner… …   Wikipedia

• Pronunciación de los nombres de los asteroides — Anexo:Pronunciación de los nombres de los asteroides Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Esta página tiene la lista de la pronunciación en inglés de los primeros 1000 asteroides en ser numerados la mayoría del Cinturon de asteroides. Contenido 1 Lista… …   Wikipedia Español

• Avignon — • Written in the form of Avennio in the ancient texts and inscriptions, takes its name from the House, or Clan, Avennius Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Avignon     Avignon      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Docetae —     Docetae     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Docetae     (Greek Doketai.)     A heretical sect dating back to Apostolic times. Their name is derived from dokesis, appearance or semblance , because they taught that Christ only appeared or seemed to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• CYRENE — CYRENE, ancient capital of Cyrenaica, on the northern coast of Africa. In 321 B.C.E. Cyrene came under Ptolemaic rule, remaining part of the Egyptian empire until 96 B.C.E. when it fell to the Romans. Josephus (Apion, 2:44) relates that Jews were …   Encyclopedia of Judaism