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61Pederasty in ancient Greece — Pederastic courtship scene Athenian black figure amphora, 5th c. BC, Painter of Cambridge; Object currently in the collection of the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich, Germany. The bearded man is depicted in a traditional… …
62Orpheus — For other uses, see Orpheus (disambiguation). Roman mosaic depicting Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Orpheus ( …
63Plutarch — /plooh tahrk/, n. A.D. c46 c120, Greek biographer. * * * Greek Plutarchos Latin Plutarchus born AD 46, Chaeronea, Boeotia died after 119 Greek biographer and author. The son of a biographer and philosopher, Plutarch studied in Athens, taught in… …
64Opuntian Locris — or Eastern Locris was an ancient Greek region inhabited by the eastern division of the Locrians, the so called tribe of the Locri Epicnemidii (Greek: Λοκροί Ἐπικνημίδιοι) or Locri Opuntii (Greek: Λοκροί Ὀπούντιοι). Contents 1 Geography 1.1… …
65Battle of Leuctra — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Leuctra partof=the post Peloponnesian War conflicts caption= date=371 BC place=Boeotia result=Decisive Theban victory combatant1=Thebes combatant2=Sparta commander1=Epaminondas commander2=Cleombrotus I …
66Pamboeotia — (Gr. polytonic|παμβοιώτια) was a major festive panegyris of all the Boeotians, celebrated probably annually, which the grammarians compare with the Panathenaea of the Atticans, and the Panionia of the Ionians.Citation last = Schmitz first =… …
67Greeks — This article is about the Greek people. For the finance term, see Greeks (finance). Greeks Έλληνες 1st row: Homer • King Leonidas • Pericles • Herodotus • Hippocrates 2nd row: Socrates • Plato • Aristotle • …
68Aristaeus — A minor god in Greek mythology, which we read largely through Athenian writers, Aristaeus or Aristaios (Greek: Ἀρισταῖος), ever close follower of the flocks , was the culture hero credited with the discovery of many useful arts, including bee… …
69pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
70Tanagra — /tan euh greuh, teuh nag reuh/, n. a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Spartan victory over the Athenians 457 B.C. * * * Ancient town, Boeotia, eastern central Greece. First occupied by an Athenian clan, it became the chief town of the eastern… …
