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Shimeath

(Encyclopedia)Shimeath shĭmˈēăth [key], in the Bible, mother of Jozachar the murderer. ...

Jehoaddan

(Encyclopedia)Jehoaddan jēhōădˈăn [key], in the Bible, mother of King Amaziah of Judah. ...

Naomi

(Encyclopedia)Naomi nāōˈmē, –mī, nāˈō– [key], in the Bible, Ruth's mother-in-law. ...

Zeruah

(Encyclopedia)Zeruah zēryo͞oˈə [key], in the Bible, mother of Jeroboam. ...

Hamutal

(Encyclopedia)Hamutal hāmyo͞oˈtəl [key], in the Bible, mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. ...

Zilpah

(Encyclopedia)Zilpah zĭlˈpə [key], in the Bible, Leah's maid, mother of two of Jacob's sons. ...

Phoebe, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Phoebe, in Greek mythology, a Titan. She was the mother of Leto and Asteria and the grandmother of Artemis. In some legends she was identified with Artemis as the goddess of the moon. ...

Dove, Rita

(Encyclopedia)Dove, Rita, 1952–, American poet, b. Akron, Ohio, studied Iowa Writers' Workshop (M.F.A., 1977). Her first poetry collection, Ten Poems, was published in 1977. Her verse is at once concise, precise,...

Antiope

(Encyclopedia)Antiope ăntīˈəpē [key], in Greek mythology. 1 Theban princess, daughter of Nycteus. She was seduced by Zeus and bore him twin sons, Zethus and Amphion. Fleeing to Sicyon to escape the wrath of he...

Elizabeth, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain

(Encyclopedia)Elizabeth, 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain, mother of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, b. London. She was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon until her marriage (1923). During the Bl...