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Hace 15 horas · Name Etymology Dionysus extending a drinking cup (late sixth century BC). The dio-prefix in Ancient Greek Διόνυσος (Diónūsos; [di.ó.nyː.sos]) has been associated since antiquity with Zeus (genitive Dios), and the variants of the name seem to point to an original *Dios-nysos. The earliest attestation is the Mycenaean Greek dative form 𐀇𐀺𐀝𐀰 (di-wo-nu-so), featured on two ...
Hace 15 horas · Etymology The totality of Africa seen by the Apollo 17 crew. Afri was a Latin name used to refer to the inhabitants of then-known northern Africa to the west of the Nile river, and in its widest sense referred to all lands south of the Mediterranean (Ancient Libya). This name seems to have originally referred to a native Libyan tribe, an ancestor of modern Berbers; see Terence for discussion.
Hace 15 horas · Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love and war.The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China.. Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful.The term often implies sexual attractiveness or desirability ...
