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Great Mother Goddess
(Encyclopedia)Great Mother Goddess, in ancient Middle Eastern religions, mother goddess, the great symbol of the earth's fertility. She was worshiped under many names and attributes. Similar figures have been known...Great Barrier Reef
(Encyclopedia)Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. Composed of more t...Great Victoria Desert
(Encyclopedia)Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest desert, c. 163,900 sq mi (424,400 sq km), South Australia and Western Australia states. Forming the southern belt of the Western Australia desert, it lies S ...Theodosius the Great
(Encyclopedia)Theodosius the Great: see Theodosius I. ...Great Elector, the
(Encyclopedia)Great Elector, the: see Frederick William. ...great white shark
(Encyclopedia)great white shark: see white shark. ...Ivan the Great
(Encyclopedia)Ivan the Great: see Ivan III.Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia)Catherine the Great: see Catherine II. ...Great Appalachian Valley
(Encyclopedia)Great Appalachian Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...Great Indian Desert
(Encyclopedia)Great Indian Desert, S Asia: see Thar Desert. ...Browse by Subject
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