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Scorpion, The
(Encyclopedia)Scorpion, The, English name for Scorpius, a constellation. ...Virgin, The
(Encyclopedia)Virgin, The, English name for Virgo, a constellation. ...Crab, The
(Encyclopedia)Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation. ...Goat, The
(Encyclopedia)Goat, The, English name for Capricornus, a constellation. ...Fishes, The
(Encyclopedia)Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation. ...Twins, The
(Encyclopedia)Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation. ...Archer, The
(Encyclopedia)Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. ...Bull, The
(Encyclopedia)Bull, The, English name for Taurus, a constellation. ...oratory
(Encyclopedia)oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as delivering a speech. Or...Scipio
(Encyclopedia)Scipio sĭpˈēō [key], ancient Roman family of the Cornelian gens. They were patricians. During the 3d and 2d cent. b.c. they were distinguished by their love of Greek culture and learning. Their we...Browse by Subject
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