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121Pandora's box — In Greek mythology, Pandora s box is the large jar (πιθος pithos ) carried by Pandora (Πανδώρα) that contained all the evils of mankind mdash; such as greed, vanity, slander, lying, envy, mdash; and the ills upon mankind such as sickness, and… …
122Textual criticism — Carmina Cantabrigiensia, Manuscript C, folio 436v, 11th century Textual criticism (or lower criticism) is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts.… …
123Friedrich August Wolf — (February 15, 1759 ndash;August 8, 1824) was a German philologist and critic.He was born at Hainrode, a village not far from Nordhausen. His father was the village schoolmaster and organist. In time the family moved to Nordhausen, and there young …
124Richard Simon — (13 May 1638 11 April 1712), was a French biblical critic.He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the college of the Fathers of the Oratory. The kindness of a friend enabled him to study theology at Paris, where he showed an… …
125Julius Wellhausen — (May 17, 1844 January 7, 1918), was a German biblical scholar and Orientalist.He was born at Hameln on the Weser, Westphalia.Having studied theology at the University of Göttingen under Georg Heinrich August Ewald, he established himself there in …
126History of the Kurdish people — This article is part of the Kurdish history and Culture series Ancient history Corduene Kayusid Medieval history Shahrazur Shaddadid Rawadid Hasanwayhid Annazid Marwanid Hadhabani Hazaraspid Ayyubid Badlis Ardalan …
127Vienna Circle — The Vienna Circle (in German: der Wiener Kreis) was a group of philosophers who gathered around Moritz Schlick when he was called to the Vienna University in 1922, organized in a philosophical association named Verein Ernst Mach (Ernst Mach… …
128Dionysios Solomos — Born April 8, 1798(1798 04 08) Zakynthos, Mer Égée (modern day Greece) Died February 9, 1857( …
