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1. The story of King Jannaeus (b. Qiddusin 66a): a Pharisaic reply to sectarian polemic

Author

Noam, Vered

Subjects
Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Comparative analysis, Prophets -- Myths and legends, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Dedicated to the memory of Professor Hanan Eshel, a gifted scholar and true friend As is well known, no Pharisaic document has survived. What we know of this Jewish faction [...]

Published
2014

2. Veblen, Kafka, Vico, and the Great Wall of China

Author

Morse, J. Mitchell

Subjects
Great Wall of China -- Portrayals, Blame -- Portrayals, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Pride and vanity -- Portrayals, Authoritarianism -- Portrayals, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

An exploration of human pride is presented, using as examples the works of socioeconomist Thorstein Veblen, allegorical author Franz Kafka, and political theorist Giambattista Vico. The Great Wall of China is likened to the Tower of Babel, as an effort by a despotic ruler to attain divinity.

Published
2000

3. Dynasty and destiny

Author

Blier, Suzanne Preston

Subjects
Birds in art -- Benin, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Birds -- Myths and legends, Hornbills -- Myths and legends, Benin -- History
Published
1991

4. The dialogues of ascetic and king

Author

Borges, Jorge Luis and Weinberger, Eliot

Subjects
Asceticism -- Criticism and interpretation, Parables -- Criticism and interpretation, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Arts, visual and performing, Literature/writing
Published
1999

5. Looking for King Arthur

Author

Dunn, Jerry

Subjects
England -- Myths and legends, Middle Ages -- Myths and legends, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Historic sites -- England, Geography, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

The legend of King Arthur, the knights of the round table, and Camelot had some people trying to locate the exact place where the tale could have happened. Several places in England, such as the Cadbury Castle in Southern England, may be the site where the legend took place.

Published
1997

6. England's Adam: the short career of the Giant Samothes in English Reformation thought

Author

Cunningham, Jack P.

Subjects
Legends -- Criticism and interpretation, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, History, Literature/writing
Abstract

1. It was John Bale, dramatist, virulent anti-Catholic and Bishop of Ossory, who first introduced English audiences to their ancestral father, Samothes. His popular history, The Actes of English Votaryes [...]

Published
2012

7. Ask Calliope?

Subjects
Castles -- Design and construction, Queens -- Myths and legends, Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, History
Abstract

? I read that Irish castles had 'murder holes'? What are they? --Charlotte, Web post ! Well, picture the ground-floor entrance to a stone castle. An iron grill covered the [...]

Published
2011

8. Who were the Three Wise Men? One of the most famous stories in the New Testament is the visit of the Three Wise Men to the infant Jesus. Is there any truth in this story? Who were the Wise Men?

Subjects
Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Bible stories -- Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

Legend has it that these travellers (often called the Three Kings) followed a new star to Bethlehem, where they found the infant Jesus and worshipped him. In traditional nativity scenes, […]

Published
2008

9. Honeymoon on ice

Author

Reed, Mary

Subjects
Kings and rulers -- Myths and legends, Russia -- Myths and legends
Published
1991

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