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Porter, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Jane, 1776–1850, Scottish novelist. Her historical novels, particularly Thaddeus of Warsaw (4 vol., 1803) and Scottish Chiefs (5 vol., 1810), were exceptionally popular in…

Gaius, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) GaiusGaiusgāˈyəs [key], in the New Testament. 1 Corinthian Christian, Paul's host. 2 Corinthian baptized by Paul. 3 Companion of Paul, native of Derbe. 4 Macedonian companion of Paul.…

Sion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) SionSionsīˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Same as Mt. Hermon. 2 Variant of Zion.

Uri , in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) UriUriy&oomacr;ˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Bezaleel (1.) 2 Father of Geber (2.) 3 Porter.

Ymir

(Encyclopedia) YmirYmirēˈmĕr [key], in Norse mythology, primeval giant and progenitor of a race of giants. Odin and his brothers slew Ymir; from his skull they fashioned the sky, from his flesh the…

Pied Piper of Hamelin

(Encyclopedia) Pied Piper of Hamelin, legendary figure of Hameln, Germany. He rid the town of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute playing. When the citizens refused to pay him the…

Monroe, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Bill (William Smith Monroe), 1911–96, country singer, musician, and songwriter, often called the “father of bluegrass,” b.…

Bluebeard

(Encyclopedia) Bluebeard, nickname of the chevalier Raoul in a story by Charles Perrault. In the story Bluebeard's seventh wife, Fatima, yielding to curiosity, opens a locked door and discovers the…

Shaw, Run Run

(Encyclopedia) Shaw, Run Run, 1907–2014, Chinese film mogul, best known of the six Shaw brothers who founded an Asian movie empire. In Shanghai, he and his elder brother Runme Shaw made their first…

Muhammad I, Ottoman sultan

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad I or Mehmet IMehmet Imĕmĕtˈ [key] (Muhammad the Restorer), 1389?–1421, Ottoman sultan (1413–21), son of Beyazid I. By defeating his brothers he reunited most of his father's…